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If you or someone you love is using opioids and you’re worried, you don’t have to figure this out alone. Call +1 805 888 8000 to talk confidentially with our admissions team, 24/7. When comparing fentanyl vs oxycodone, the most important fact is the gap in ...

Fentanyl has changed how California prosecutors, legislators, and judges handle drug cases. A few milligrams can be fatal, and the drug now shows up in counterfeit pills and in other street drugs. In response, state lawmakers and voters have tightened the rules, especially since the passage ...

Drug-induced psychosis is a temporary or sometimes persistent loss of contact with reality that develops in connection with the use of a drug, medication, or withdrawal from a substance. A person may hear or see things that are not there, develop fixed false beliefs, become intensely ...

Xanax and Valium get mixed up constantly, and it’s easy to see why. They’re both benzodiazepines, they work through the same basic mechanism in the brain, and both come with a real risk of dependence. Past that, though, they’re pretty different drugs. Those differences actually matter, ...

If you’ve researched anxiety medication options you’ve probably come across Farmapram. It’s cheap, easy to find across the border, and looks almost identical to alprazolam bars sold in U.S. pharmacies. That similarity is exactly what makes Farmapram so dangerous right now, especially with fentanyl-laced counterfeit pills ...

Someone who repeatedly closes their eyes, lets their head fall forward, briefly wakes, and then slips back into heavy sedation may look like they are simply nodding off to sleep. When heroin, fentanyl, or another opioid is involved, however, this behavior can be much more dangerous ...

If you’ve ever heard someone joke about a “drinker’s nose” or assumed a relative’s red, swollen nose meant they had a drinking problem, you’ve run into one of the most persistent myths in popular culture. The condition behind the stereotype is called rhinophyma, and while it ...

If you’ve just started Lexapro (escitalopram) or you’re already partway through treatment, you’ve probably wondered whether a glass of wine at dinner or a drink with friends is really a problem. The short answer is that combining alcohol and Lexapro is never risk-free, even if you ...

Muscle soreness after drinking is easy to dismiss as a hangover, dehydration, or sleeping in an awkward position. Sometimes that is the explanation. But persistent weakness, significant muscle pain after drinking alcohol, swelling, or loss of muscle mass can point to a more serious condition called ...

If you take Wegovy for weight loss, you may wonder whether having a glass of wine, beer, or another alcoholic drink is safe. Wegovy and alcohol do not have a specifically listed direct interaction in current FDA prescribing information, but that does not mean the combination ...