prescription medication

Prescription Drugs and Becoming Dependent on Them

Created By: Cypress Lakes Lodge Team

When we think of prescription drugs, we think of over-the-counter drugs or prescriptions our doctors prescribe to us. Yes, some prescription drugs are used for various reasons regarding your health, but they can lead you down the wrong path as…

There is Help for Prescription Drug Addiction

Created By: Cypress Lakes Lodge Team

Prescription drugs, especially pain killers are readily available for people to use. Doctors prescribe painkillers for the after effects of surgery to reduce pain in the body. What people don’t realize is that these medications can be highly addictive, and…

Don’t Let Anxiety Become Unbearable

Created By: Cypress Lakes Lodge Team

You’re not alone in this world when it comes to anxiety. More and more people have become stressed out due to their jobs, education, and money. It’s important for loved ones to be supportive of their family members when times…

Why People Are Talking About Meditation as Replacement of Opioids for Pain Relief

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Approximately 100 million Americans experience chronic pain which costs billions of dollars in healthcare costs each year. With monetary costs come public health costs as the rise in opioid abuse suggests greater challenges still for sufferers of chronic pain. Now…

Here’s How to Identify Prescription Drug Addiction

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Prescription drug addiction may be difficult to notice but it is important to understand early identification of addiction. Treatment of addiction early on can increase successful chances for recovery. Some common signs and symptoms can be helpful to identify to…

The Dangers of Mixing Alcohol with Percocet

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Percocet is the brand name for a mixture of oxycodone and acetaminophen. Opioids induce a feeling euphoria and numbness for the person taking the drugs and can lead to tolerance which leads to addiction. Acetaminophen can also, over the long…

Know the Signs of OxyContin Addiction

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When a loved one struggles under the weight of addiction, it may not always be obvious to family and friends. Learning the signs of OxyContin addiction can be helpful to identify if a problem is occurring. OxyContin Addiction Signs…

Fentanyl Is Still A Problem: 3 Things You Need To Be Informed About

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Fentanyl is being developed into analogues which are increasingly dangerous. The most recent fentanyl offshoot, gray death, is so highly potent that people who overdose on it cannot be revived by the opioid reversal drug Narcan. Fentanyl is a…

4 Reasons Fentanyl Is So Dangerous

Created By: Cypress Lakes Lodge Team

Though fentanyl may be new to many people due to the sudden coverage of it in the nightly news, fentanyl is not new to many chronic pain patients. Morphine based medications like most prescription opioid painkillers, don’t work for…

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