Addiction Treatment in West Palm Beach
Oregon Drug Decriminalization 2020: Will This Make Addiction Problems Worse? The 2020 election has been an ongoing process that shocked the world. Many of the propositions and amendments passed by citizens have made the year even crazier than we could have thought. While the focus has been shifted toward the race for president, a measure […]
2020 Election Anxiety And Depression: How To Cope Americans have learned to live with stress, anxiety, and depression. Still, elections can ramp up intense feelings around this time, causing distress, uneasiness, and uncertainty as voters head to the polls to decide on the country’s fate. This experience is so real that it has become known […]
Getting Through The Holidays In Quarantine: Protecting Your Mental Health The holiday season is upon us, and we are still amid the COVID-19 pandemic throughout the country. We continually hear from federal health officials that it is not a good idea to travel, nor is it smart to reunite for large family gatherings over the […]
How COVID-19 has affected binge drinking rates Americans are famously busy people. We are known the world over to have a high opinion of the hustle, the rise-and-grind attitude, to the point where most of our schedules are full to bursting. But now that the novel coronavirus is spreading the disease COVID-19 all over the […]
The coronavirus has the world firmly in its grip, and it appears the crisis is far from over. As the pandemic continues to claim lives and put much of daily life into uncertainty, the anguish of dealing with the public health emergency is affecting millions, including people who are in recovery from or dealing with […]
50th Anniversary Addiction can take people to some pretty dark and hopeless places, but for 50 years, The Palm Beach Institute (PBI) has served as a beacon of light and hope to those who want to leave substance abuse behind. The South Florida facility was among the first to welcome people who needed rehabilitation at […]
Drugs’ Long-Term Effects On The Brain And Limbic System Addiction is defined as a chronic, relapsing brain disease that is characterized by compulsive drug seeking and use, despite harmful consequences (NIDA). The time-tested debate of nature versus nurture has been circulated in academic circles for centuries. The jury is out: there is no set-in-stone ratio […]
How Xanax Effects Work | What Does Xanax Do To Your Body? Just because a drug is legal, doesn’t mean that it can’t harm you. There are a number of substances that many people abuse that are widely available. Particularly, even though pharmaceutical medications must be received via a prescription obtained from a doctor, they […]
Marijuana legalization has been at the forefront of discussion for some time now, but has become especially relevant in the past few years. Four states have approved the use of marijuana for recreational use: Oregon, Washington, Colorado, and Alaska. Also, with the legalization of medical marijuana in several others states, there has been an influx […]
Families, Recognize These Common Signs Of Addiction An individual displays his or her addiction through a range of behaviors, most of which are adverse with consequences attached. These behaviors can serve as warning signs of addiction, and they’re ones that can help families recognize that a loved one is in danger and needs help recovering […]
