by Aida Azadeh | Aug 19, 2026 | Education & Awareness, Prevention & Safety
Key Takeaways: Emergency medical care remains important after an overdose, even when naloxone restores breathing or the person appears to have recovered. A nonfatal overdose signals continued risk, making prompt follow-up care, naloxone access, and connection to...
by Aida Azadeh | Aug 19, 2026 | Detox & Withdrawal, Education & Awareness, Treatment
Key Takeaways: Accurate information about recent drug or alcohol use helps clinicians anticipate withdrawal, identify medical risks, and determine the safest level of care. Reporting every substance, medication, and uncertainty matters because mixed substance...
by Aida Azadeh | Dec 19, 2025 | Education & Awareness
Key Takeaways: The 12 steps of AA offer a structured path from admitting loss of control over alcohol to building honesty, spiritual growth, and daily practices that support long-term sobriety. Working with an AA sponsor gives people practical guidance on each step,...
by Aida Azadeh | Dec 17, 2025 | Education & Awareness
Key Takeaways: Adult ADHD appears as inattentive, hyperactive, impulsive, or combined patterns that often overlap with anxiety, depression, trauma, or substance use, so thorough history and differential assessment are essential for an accurate, useful diagnosis....
by Aida Azadeh | Dec 13, 2025 | Education & Awareness
Key Takeaways: MDMA comedowns can leave you depleted and overstimulated, often starting with physical crash symptoms in the first 12–24 hours and shifting into anxiety, irritability, sadness, and rumination over the next 1–3 days. Severity rises with higher...
by Aida Azadeh | Dec 10, 2025 | Education & Awareness
Key Takeaways: Scromitting describes severe, painful vomiting episodes linked to cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome, where long-term heavy cannabis use flips from easing nausea to triggering it in cycles. CHS often follows a recognizable pattern that includes...
