Substance abuse and addiction take a significant toll on individuals and communities, both in terms of human suffering and economic costs. In Florida, the annual cost of substance abuse and addiction is estimated to be ...

Don’t Fall for the Cute Names, Substance Cocktails are Lethal Palm Beach County is located in the southeastern part of Florida and lies directly north of Broward County and Miami-Dade County.  The county is ...

Don’t Fall for the Cute Names, Substance Cocktails are Lethal Powerballing, chasing the dragon, cocoa puffs; sounds like fun, doesn’t it? The names given to many mixed substance cocktails can often sound like ...

How to Manage Chronic Pain After Opiate Detox Chronic pain is debilitating, making it difficult to think about anything else. Opioids are usually the go-to for treating chronic pain, but for someone who’s ...

Signs of Cocaine Use and Cocaine Abuse Symptoms 14% of Americans, age 12 and older, have used cocaine at least once in their lifetime, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). ...

Is It Safe to Quit Drugs or Alcohol Cold Turkey? For many people who struggle with substance use disorder, quitting abruptly, or “cold turkey,” is appealing because it offers a fresh start that ...

Morphine Abuse: What Happens in the Long Term? Morphine is a powerful opiate derived from a poppy plant. It is prescribed to treat intense pain – usually in a hospital setting after a ...

The Digital Detox: It’s Not Just for Tech Addicts Virtually anyone living in our plugged-in society can benefit from an occasional digital detox. What is a digital detox? It’s making a conscious decision to break ...

5 Books to Read When You’re New to Recovery In recovery, there’s a lot of free time, especially if you’ve just begun detox. For example, Boca Detox clients participate in a temporary blackout ...

5 Ways to Support Someone Going Through Detox As a treatment facility that specializes in medically-supervised detox from drugs and alcohol, we’ve seen firsthand what makes a detox truly successful: support. We want family members ...