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Mixing Percocet and Xanax

When an individual takes two prescription medications at the same time, it is considered polydrug abuse. Polydrug abuse is extremely dangerous, seeing as many drugs...

Mixing Valium and Vodka

Valium, also known as Diazepam, is used to treat anxiety, seizures, alcohol withdrawal, as well as sedation before medical procedures. It works by calming the...

Reasons Not to Use Hallucinogens

Hallucinogens are drugs that cause hallucinations. These drugs alter the user’s thinking and perception in such a way that they significantly distort one’s reality. Most...

Using Opiates While on Subutex

Subutex is a widely used prescription medication utilized in the treatment of individuals who are struggling with severe opiate abuse disorders. Subutex and Suboxone are...

What Does Ativan Feel Like?

Ativan is a benzodiazepine that relieves feelings of anxiety but also can lead to addiction and dependence. Getting off Ativan safely after abusing it for...

Does Cocaine Abuse Make You Lose Weight?

Cocaine is an extremely addictive and powerful central nervous system stimulant drug that is derived from coca leaves. In the early 1900s, the purified chemical,...

Can You Potentiate Xanax?

Xanax, or alprazolam, is a very powerful benzodiazepine used to treat anxiety disorders and panic disorders and can even be used as a muscle relaxant...

Can You Get High on DXM Cough Syrup?

Dextromethorphan, also known as DXM, is an active ingredient cough suppressant in cough medicines. Dextromethorphan (DXM) on its own can cause a high, however, it...

Benefits of a Service Pet for Recovering Addicts

Staying sober is harder than getting sober. This statement is something that most addicts and treatment professionals agree on. Detox and quitting their drug of...

Mixing Ketamine & PCP

Both PCP and ketamine are considered club drugs, generally used in a social setting like parties or nightclubs. Both of the drugs are psychoactive substances,...

Mixing Heroin & Ambien

Ambien is a benzodiazepine tranquilizer, commonly used to treat sleep-related disorders. It is considered a tranquilizer and can be extremely dangerous when taken in high...

Mixing Suboxone and Valium

Mixing two different types of drugs can cause serious interactions, making doing so extremely dangerous. Unfortunately, many addicts and alcoholics still combine chemical substances, either...

How Long Before an Alcoholic Has Liver Cirrhosis?

Cirrhosis is a complication of many liver diseases characterized by abnormal structure and function of the liver. The diseases that lead to cirrhosis do so...

What Does Snorting Cocaine Feel Like?

Cocaine, a potent central nervous system stimulant derived from coca leaves, has a long and tumultuous history. Originally utilized in the early 1900s for its...

Did Juice Wrld Die Due to Complications from Substance Abuse?

A young rising rapper, Juice Wrld, died suddenly at the age of 21, after returning to his hometown of Chicago, on December 8th, 2019. Juice...

Can You Get High on Ambien?

The active ingredient in Ambien is called zolpidem, a sedative, also known as a hypnotic, that is used to treat insomnia. It enhances the effects...

Do Large Doses of Imodium Get You High?

TL;DR – No, large doses of Imodium (loperamide) do not produce a “high.” Imodium is an anti-diarrheal medication and, when taken in large doses, can...

Is Self-Reliance in Recovery Possible?

Many addicts and alcoholics have a natural instinct to survive on self-will and self- determination. However, that same strength and drive to survive only served...