08 Apr Alpharetta Man Sentenced in Heroin Overdose
This is a particularly sad story but unfortunately a very common one as heroin addiction surges through Georgia. Two lives lost, one to a heroin overdose, the other to a...
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03 Apr Learn About PAWS
Why is Withdrawal so Painful? Withdrawal is the term for the physical and psychological effects or symptoms that occur when you stop abusing drugs and alcohol. These symptoms occur because when...
05 Mar Learn About Rapid Detox
What is Rapid Detox? “Rapid” or “ultra-rapid” detox is a form of detoxification that is done under anesthesia and is sometimes referred to as “anesthesia-assisted” detox. Typically drug and alcohol detox...
02 Mar LGBTQ & Drug abuse in GA
LGBTQ is the acronym when referring to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, and queer (or questioning). Most people are surprised to learn that up until a few decades ago (1973) any...
24 Feb Smooth Criminals
Society Reacts over Obama’s Recent Commutations, Most for Drug Crimes They don’t call it hard time for nothing. It isn’t every day that you hear of prison inmates being set free,...
14 Feb National Institute on Drug Abuse
Drug and alcohol addiction is the # 1 health crisis facing Americans today. Many people do not know how to deal with addiction, what to do, who to ask, and...
13 Feb Georgia Al-Anon Meetings
Drug addiction and alcoholism is a family illness. What that means is that even though there may be only one person in the family who is abusing drugs or alcohol,...
13 Feb Buprenorphine Providers
SAMHSA is a nationwide governmental organization that helps connect individuals with substance abuse and mental health service providers all across the country. Very often people don’t have the time to...
12 Feb Georgia Felony Drug Court
Felony Drug Court Program Information As a result of drug and alcohol addiction unfortunately many Georgia resident become entangled with the law; either as a result of buying, selling, or...
12 Feb United Way of Metro Atlanta
“The mission of United Way 2-1-1 is to connect people to the assistance they need to address every day challenges of living as well as those that develop during times...