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Cocaine Overdose Symptoms: Protecting At-Risk Veterans
Cocaine overdoses are on the rise in Florida. In fact, research shows that one in five fatal overdoses are related to cocaine use. Thus, it’s important to recognize cocaine overdose symptoms so that you can get help before it is too late. Today, we will take a look...
Signs of Addiction: Spotting Veteran Substance Use Disorders
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There are various signs of addiction, but they can vary depending on the substance, lifestyle factors, and the mental health of the individual. For example, veterans may display different symptoms of addiction than civilians, even if they share the same addiction....
What Are the Stages of Recovery for Veterans?
The substance abuse recovery process looks different for everybody who goes through it, but this is especially true for veterans, who often struggle with co-occurring mental health conditions on top of addiction. So what exactly are the stages of recovery for...
Painkiller Addiction: More Opioids for COVID Long Haulers
For many people with COVID-19, the recovery process was very simple and took only a few weeks. But for others, side effects of COVID-19 persist. Known as COVID long haulers, these individuals can experience symptoms and side effects of COVID-19 long after their...
What Is the Connection Between PTSD, GABA, and Alcohol?
Experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in addition to an alcohol addiction is a common occurrence for veterans. What many people don’t know is that there are ways to prevent PTSD symptoms from getting worse. If you are looking to heal from PTSD and...
Alcohol Vitamin Deficiency in Veterans: Recovery in DeLand, Florida
It's no secret that many people feel sick after drinking alcohol, but there might be more to that sick feeling after drinking. In cases where people drink large amounts over a long period of time, alcohol vitamin deficiency can appear. And that's a problem, both...
Alcoholic Eyes: Drinking Alcohol & Your Eyesight
Alcohol consumption impacts every function in the body, including vision. The lasting effects of alcohol on optical nerves, blood vessels, and brain-to-eye messaging can be referred to as "alcoholic eyes." And conditions caused by alcoholic eyes can be short or...
Can the Liver Heal Itself? | Veteran Alcohol Abuse FAQ in 2021
Alcohol abuse continues to be a serious problem among America’s veterans. Reasons for higher substance abuse rates among military personnel often involve stressors, such as combat training and deployment. Many times this stress results in mental conditions such as...
Can I Use FMLA for Rehab? Veteran Rehab Facts
After returning from military life, transitioning to civilian living can be hard. And it can be especially hard when you find yourself in a good job, but addiction threatens to ruin it. Left untreated, substance use disorders often lead to problems at work, such as...
The 5 Most Common Causes of Addiction in Veterans
Drug and alcohol addiction continues to be a serious problem in the United States. In fact, since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, more and more people have been struggling to find help for their substance use disorders and are left feeling lost. And for...
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