What Happens After a 1st Failed Drug Test on Probation?
20Jun
18May
Coolio Overdose: The Real Story
From Gangsta’s Paradise to a Tragic Death
On September 28, 2022, the hip-hop rapper Coolio died from an accidental drug overdose. He was found dead at his friend’s home in Los Angeles, a city well-known for its history of drug and alcohol abuse. As a gifted artist, Artis Leon Ivey Jr. produced...
29Dec
Why is Heroin so Addictive?
Exploring the Roots of Heroin Addiction
Heroin addiction is an intense form of drug abuse. It's difficult to overcome drug addiction, but a drug like heroin requires a unique struggle. Opiate addiction is physical and mental. It's all-consuming. If you don't have the drug for an extended period of time, the...
21Dec
Fentapills
The Risks of Fake Prescription Pills
An overdose from fentapills is extremely likely no matter what your addiction or how high your tolerance is. I had been using heroin for several years before I entered treatment at Icarus Behavioral Health and had already overdosed once because of fentapills. The rise of fentanyl...
15Oct
What Does Heroin Look Like?
What Is Heroin?
Heroin is an opioid drug derived from morphine, which is extracted from the pod of opium poppy plants. This drug comes from various poppy plants cultivated in South and Southeast Asia, Mexico, and Colombia. But what does heroin look like? And how can you get help for...
23Sep
Holistic Addiction Treatment Centers
Rehabilitation that Considers the Whole Person
It’s never easy to see a loved one struggle with substance abuse, and it’s even harder to struggle with it yourself. Substance abuse disorder (SUD) is an illness that not only damages the body, but the mind and spirit as well. The all-encompassing damage inflicted by...
07Sep
Signs of Heroin Use
The signs and symptoms of heroin addiction are often subtle, and it’s easy to hide them from friends and family. They can also be easily mistaken for other issues, such as a mental illness or simply bad decision-making. These signs can be easy to overlook, especially if you’re unfamiliar with them....
08Jul
Fentanyl Overdose
The Exploding Risk and Realities of Overdose Due to Fentanyl
Fentanyl is currently the most dangerous substance on the illegal drug market. The overdose totals for 2021 topped those of 2020, putting the total well over the 100,000 mark, closing in on diseases like diabetes, stroke, and heart disease. Recent releases...
15Jun
How Long Does Heroin Stay in Your System
Detecting Heroin Use
For one reason or another, people often ponder the question, ‘how long does heroin stay in your system?’ Sometimes people wonder because they need to pass a drug test, while others are thinking about how long the withdrawal symptoms last. Regardless of the reasoning, the answer is that it...
10Jun
What is Speedballing?
I never thought I’d be in a position to try cocaine. I was always the straight edge kid, straight A student, church goer, and someone who had even preached against drinking from time to time. That wasn’t enough to put me in the wrong place at the wrong time. My...
