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Club drugs are dangerous for many different reasons, including the adverse reactions that can occur when taking them. Often times they are combined with other harmful chemicals and can have very serious side effects. Not only are they dangerous, but in places like night clubs and dance parties, date rape is common and is often hard to predict. The consensual use of these drugs can result in increased tolerance, leading to an eventual chemical addiction or dependency and many of these drugs have severe withdrawal symptoms.

Detox is the first step of a comprehensive alcohol or drug rehabilitation program. When your mind and body become addicted to drugs or alcohol, it forces your body’s (and especially your brain’s) chemistry to function differently. Chemical changes occur in your brain, digestive system, skin, blood stream and internal organs throughout an addiction to one or multiple substances. Regardless of whether it’s alcohol, prescription drugs, heroin or methamphetamine, quitting cold turkey, with no assistance can obviously be very difficult. Once a chemical dependency is created psychologically and physically, your body will need to adjust to the absence of those substances, which is best completed in a medically-supervised setting.

Have you or a loved one recently just begun struggling with an addiction and are wondering what options are available for treatment? Generally, there are two main types of treatment for an alcohol or drug addiction, inpatient drug rehabilitation and outpatient drug rehabilitation. ​Outpatient treatment​ is designed for those with a mild addiction who also […]

Relapse triggers are environmental, social, mental or emotional situations that remind someone in addiction recovery of their past drug and alcohol use. These triggers are like mental cues that can create the innate urge for someone to use alcohol or drugs again. Situations like this may lead to a relapse if left unchecked. Different triggers […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Larry Smith and Get Real Recovery to Attend HIMS Conference September 24th – 26th in Denver, Colorado San Juan Capistrano, CA – August 27, 2018 – Alcohol and substance abuse are serious problems among pilots today. It’s one that the Human Intervention Motivation Study, or HIMS, strives to improve. The organization brings […]

Narcan has been a hot topic of discussion in recent months, but what is Narcan exactly, and what can Narcan be used for? When Narcan makes the news, all too often it does so in murky circumstances. In July 2018, singing sensation Demi Lovato was rushed to hospital following an apparent drug overdose. Evidence from […]

On May 14, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a 1992 federal law, essentially opening the door to sports gambling legalization. Americans already make an estimated $150 billion betting on pro and amateur sports each year. The difference is that now those bets won’t be illegal. It wasn’t a new law that the Supreme […]

There are so many different types of addiction that it is sometimes difficult to understand the problems which face us. At Get Real Recovery, we provide a range of resources aimed at combating addiction and increase understanding of what can be a dangerous issue.   This handy guide is part of this. Read on to […]

Roxicodone:  Side-Effects, Withdrawals, Recovery Roxicodone (often called “roxies/roxys” or “blues”) is one of the brand names for oxycodone, a powerful opioid prescription painkiller. Roxicodone is prescribed to alleviate pain that cannot be managed by non-opioid pain relievers. Roxicodone addiction treatment is only available through qualified treatment centers like Get Real Recovery. Withdrawals from Roxicodone Abuse Someone […]

Women and Alcoholism How a Glass of Wine a Night has Turned into an Addict Wine is often considered a classy drink, a reward for the busy, sophisticated man or woman, something to be sipped, tasted, and enjoyed over dinner. But when a glass poured for decompression turns into one poured out of need, we’re […]

Suicide Prevention A long-term solution to a short-term problem. That’s suicide.  A kind of darkness that begins and ends from within. The silent, voiceless, unrelenting scream that never gets heard.  It neither seeks harm to itself nor others. It instead craves the cessation of pain.  That’s suicide.   Celebrity suicide, or death by suicide in […]

Know Your Addiction Triggers Whether you are in addiction recovery or not, do you know your addiction triggers?  Are you an addict looking to regain control of your life? Have you hit a bottom? Are you sick and tired of being sick and tired?  Do you ever wonder what the possibilities might be for happiness […]

How Much Does Rehab Cost? The cost and benefit of getting the proper care and treatment for addiction is well worth examining. Get Real recovery creates affordable luxury drug and alcohol treatment to help meet the needs of those in need.  Patients recover in a comfortable facility under the direct supervision of well-trained medical staff.   […]

Identifying Alcoholism Identifying alcoholism as an active drinker is seldom seen.  Most of us do not like to think we have lost control of our drinking.   Like most every other alcoholic, I, too, was ashamed to admit I had a problem. It wasn’t as if I was falling down in the street or making a fool […]

 End the Cycle of Addiction   To understand and end the cycle of addiction means to first understand addiction itself. Addiction is a behavioral state that is generally characterized by compulsive and uncontrollable substance abuse. Most commonly abused substances are street drugs and alcohol.  However, it is also found in gambling, food, sex, relationships, internet, […]

Power of Laughter in Addiction Recovery “What the hell do I have to laugh about in the midst of all of this chaos, personal wreckage, and self-pity?” Being in the throes of active addiction is not a laughing matter.  It’s an alienating disease that destroys health, relationships, careers and more.  Sounds overwhelming.  Yikes. You might […]

Living a Sober Life:  5 Tools for the First 30 Days of Recovery Congratulations!  Living a sober life is the biggest and best decision you may ever make in recovery.  It is critically important that you get some tools to help set right your mind. All the changes you are about to face will require […]

Addiction and Toxic Relationships We admitted we were powerless over alcohol, drugs, food, money, internet addiction or toxic relationships. We admitted that our lives had become unmanageable.  For 12-steppers, that singular admission is the only step that needs to be perfect before true healing can begin. A compelling reason why life is unmanageable is that of toxic relationships.  There is […]

Flakka Designer Drug Kills What is a designer drug?  The dictionary defines it as a “synthetic analog of a legally restricted or prohibited drug, devised to circumvent drug laws.” Over the past two years, the U.S. has seen a surge in the use of synthetic, designer drugs.  These are made from legal chemicals which can mimic […]

Can You Become Addicted to Antideppresants Are prescribed antidepressants a drug addiction in America?  There are a broad category of psychotropic drugs prescribed most commonly for treating depression and anxiety, and arguably, many get hooked.  Brains can become not only physically dependent on the drug, but those taking the medication over the long-term can become […]