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Warning Signs of Alcoholism

1. Making excuses for drinking

2. Drinking alone

3. Poor Diet

4. Drinking Secretly

5. Binge Drinking

6. Lying about drinking

7. Daily Drinking

8. Violence associated with drinking

9. Trembling in the morning

10. Drinking to reduce stress

11. Drinking on the job

12. Drinking and Driving/ DUI

13. Drinking impacting social relationships

14. Increased tolerance to alcohol

15. Withdrawal symptoms when not drinking

16. Drinking first thing in the morning

17. Drinking to fall asleep

18. Smelling like alcohol

19. Malnutrition symptoms

20. Cardiac problems associated w/ alcohol

21. Blacking out while drinking

22. Justifying alcohol use

23. Drinking because of depression

24. Being told you have a drinking problem

25. Drinking until passing out

26. Drinking after others have stopped

27. Feeling guily about drinking

28. Unsucessfully attempting to reduce intake

29. Making impulsive decisions while drinking

Commonly Abused Prescription Drugs (Brand Names)

Opiates:
Oxycontin
Vicodin
Norco
Demerol
Dicodid
hycodan
hycomine
lorcet
lortab
Novahistex
Xentex
Xodol
Eukodal
Dinarkon

Stimulants:
Adderall
Ritalin
Dexedrine
Strattera

Depressants:
Valium
Nembutal
Xanax
Soma
Lexotanil
Librium
Gerodorm
Klonopin
Orcadil
Tranxene
Rohypnol

If you or someone you know is abusing any of the drugs listed above, please seek professional help as soon as possible - prescription drug addictions are as serious as any other. Newport Coast Recovery can help you plan for sobriety - call (800)990-9691 today

Cutting Edge Rehab

Developments in Addiction Treatment

Saturday, March 1st, 2008

Drug and alcohol rehab has become much more effective over the years in treating addiction and preventing relapse. Developments in medicine as well as addiction treatment principles have enabled patients to recover with better rates of success.
Many people wonder what kinds of addiction treatment will be available in the future. While the principles of addiction […]

Drug rehab gets high tech

Thursday, December 20th, 2007

Think drug and alcohol rehab is just AA meetings and detox? Drug rehab has come a long way in the past few decades, these advances are increasing the efficacy of addiction treatment and decreasing the average number of relapses per patient. I’ll list a few innovations in drug rehab that has made it more effective, […]

Using Brain Scans for Rehab

Monday, December 17th, 2007

Addiction occurs in the brain, so it seems obvious that addiction would cause some sort of change in the physiology of the brain, which would in turn affect the dynamics of the brain. When a patient chooses a drug rehab program, they’ll often be given the option to add additional medical services to their treatment […]

Causes of Drug Addiction

Sunday, December 16th, 2007

Drug addiction is a complicated phenomenon and it requires a lot of hard work and support to treat correctly. There are a lot of different causes of drug addiction that have both behavioral and genetic bases.
The immediate causes of drug addiction are often referred to as triggers. Triggers can be causes of drug addiction and […]

Anxiety and Addiction

Wednesday, December 12th, 2007

Some people are predisposed to addiction, there are often genetic and environmental factors working together to make an individual susceptible. Often, individuals who are diagnosed with anxiety disorders are at higher risk for being affected by alcoholism or drug addiction. When this happens, it’s an example of a co-occurring disorder - chemical dependency accompanied by […]