fentanyl abuse Archives | Amethyst Recovery Center

How Fentanyl Addiction Affects the Brain

by Justin Kunst | Jun 24, 2018 | Addiction, Health & Wellness, Mental Health

Fentanyl addiction is incredibly common in America. Studies show that more and more Americans are abusing this drug. Unfortunately, abuse often leads to overdose. The overdose numbers for this type of substance abuse is appalling. There’s been an increase of...

Tapering Off of Opioids to Avoid Signs of Fentanyl Withdrawal

by Justin Kunst | Jun 23, 2018 | Addiction, Health & Wellness, rehab, Treatment

Signs of fentanyl withdrawal can be incredibly difficult to bear. This is why many drug abusers requite addiction treatment to deal with this drug abuse. Without the right type of treatment, the withdrawal symptoms can be so intense that they can cause death. In most...

How Long Does Fentanyl Stay in Your System?

by Justin Kunst | May 30, 2018 | Addiction, rehab, Treatment

What Is Fentanyl? Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that’s derived from opium or the poppy plant. First synthesized in the 1960s, fentanyl and its analogues are some of the strongest opioids available today. These prescription drugs treat moderate to severe pain, like...

How an Average Day in an Inpatient Rehab for Fentanyl Addiction Looks Like

by Justin Kunst | May 23, 2018 | Uncategorized

Inpatient rehab for fentanyl addiction is a crucial step towards recovery. Due to the addictive nature of this drug addiction, as with an opioid addiction, patients need 24-hour care and medical supervision. The withdrawal symptoms of fentanyl abuse can turn...

What Is Fentanyl? A Look at One of America's Deadliest Drugs

by Justin Kunst | Mar 9, 2018 | Recovery

What is fentanyl? This seems like a burning question in America at the moment. It seems as if all news outlets often mention fentanyl when reporting on the increase in opioid overdoses across America. Of the 5,500 synthetic opioid overdoses that happened in 2014,...

The Benefits and Drawbacks of a Harm Reduction Model

Jan 15, 2021

What Is Harm Reduction? In the case of substance abuse, harm reduction is a proactive approach to making drug use—both legal and illegal—as safe as possible. These practices address broad social and health issues. Harm reduction is a concept that can be applied to any...

How Being Organized Can Help Life In Recovery

Jan 7, 2021

Marie Kondo’s Netflix may have caused the latest decluttering fad, but psychologists have long known the benefits of tidiness and the positive impact it can have on the lives of recovering addicts. With nothing to lose (but everything to gain), here are 3 major ways...

Causes & Signs of Alcohol Poisoning

Dec 31, 2020

Despite being a legal substance, alcohol is very much a drug—and one that has very real and potentially fatal consequences. Alcohol poisoning is the most severe side effect of intoxication that can occur. The CDC estimates that it results in an average of 2,200 deaths...