Rise of Synthetic Drugs

Rise of Synthetic Drugs

Illicit drugs that come from natural sources are extremely dangerous, and now a new danger is on the rise: synthetic drugs. Synthetic drugs contain chemical substances artificially manufactured to mimic the effects of drugs like cannabis, cocaine, and heroin. Spice...
Summit BHC Opens Twin Lakes Recovery Center

Summit BHC Opens Twin Lakes Recovery Center

Summit BHC Expands Residential and Outpatient Addiction Treatment Services in Georgia Brentwood, TN – Summit BHC (Summit), a leading provider of addiction treatment and behavioral health services, today announced the opening of Twin Lakes Recovery Center....
Heavy Drinking versus Alcoholism

Heavy Drinking versus Alcoholism

There is a fine line between heavy drinking and alcoholism. Many people tiptoe that line and struggle with trying to determine whether they might have developed an addiction. Addiction is a disease: someone who has become addicted to a substance like alcohol has lost...
5 Reasons Sobriety is Awesome

5 Reasons Sobriety is Awesome

Many positive things occur with sobriety. Here are five of them. We hope they inspire and encourage you in your recovery! 1. Freedom! Once you decide to get treatment to overcome your addiction, you free yourself from its shackles. In addiction, the substance controls...
How Easy is it to Get Addicted to Heroin?

How Easy is it to Get Addicted to Heroin?

Opiate addiction is hitting our communities hard. Many people who are addicted to opiates started with prescription pain pills but then turned to heroin, which is cheaper and easier to attain than ever before. In 2011, 4.2 million Americans aged 12 or older (or 1.6...