by Mental Health Rehabs Editorial Team | Aug 21, 2023 | Substance Use Disorders, Treatment
Ambien and Trazodone are prescription medications commonly used to treat insomnia, but they achieve sedation through different mechanisms. As a result, they may have different side effects and interactions with other substances. Let’s explore what these medications...
by Mental Health Rehabs Editorial Team | Aug 17, 2023 | Substance Use Disorders, Treatment
Benzodiazepines are a highly potent class of medication and it’s quite common for patients to experience withdrawal symptoms. The most common strategy for getting off benzodiazepines is what’s known as tapering. Tapering is the act of gradually decreasing the...
by Mental Health Rehabs Editorial Team | Jul 19, 2023 | Substance Use Disorders
Mental illness and addiction are two complex and interrelated conditions that often coexist within a person. The presence of both at the same time is known as co-occurring disorders or dual diagnosis. The connection between these two conditions is multifaceted with...
by Mental Health Rehabs Editorial Team | Jun 16, 2023 | Substance Use Disorders
Polysubstance abuse, also known as multiple drug use, is a pervasive issue affecting individuals worldwide. As the term implies, polysubstance abuse involves the misuse of more than one drug or substance simultaneously or sequentially. This complex form of substance...
by Mental Health Rehabs Editorial Team | Jun 7, 2023 | Substance Use Disorders
You don’t need to have experienced drug addiction first-hand to know that it can lead a person to act in erratic, reckless, and often dangerous ways. These behaviors and impulses can resemble those of a person with psychiatric disturbances. While there are plenty of...
by Mental Health Rehabs Editorial Team | Apr 12, 2023 | Substance Use Disorders, Youth
The close relationship between traumatic events like childhood abuse and drug use has long been recognized and understood through the trauma model of substance abuse. This model reasons that traumatic experiences during childhood can contribute to the development of...
