Addiction can affect anyone. We often associate addicts and alcoholics with those living on the streets, but in reality, drug and alcohol addiction can affect anyone. At Duffy’s we recognize the reality that your addiction has become a disease in your life and needs to be treated. Therefore, we embrace the medical model that your addiction is a disease, and we use the social model—which includes education, counseling, and peer support—to treat it. The following blog posts and articles are designed to help you to better understand the disease of addiction.
Melissa Gilbert, star of the famous TV series Little House on the Prairie, has opened up about her past alcohol addiction and her public combat against prescription drug abuse to the news world. Sometimes, we forget that the disease of addiction affects everyone. From Laura Ingalls to Leading Advocate Against Alcohol and Drugs Trapped by the … Read More
We’ve all been there–Our friend is struggling with an alcohol or drug addiction, and we’re not sure how to help without inflicting hurt or offense. At first, our friend’s indulgence was occasional but now it has become so much more. The addiction has changed them, and the problem is impossible to ignore. But how do … Read More
We all have pictures in our heads of what an addict looks like. We’ve seen movies with grown men beating their families while drunk, junkies passed out in bathrooms or streets, coach potato voyeurs stalking on the internet. Sometimes the extremity of these visuals keeps us from recognizing the signs of addiction in our own … Read More
What is a “Wet Brain”? How does alcohol create the Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome? The term “Wet Brain” refers to a condition called Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome. Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome is a chronic brain damage most commonly caused by chronic alcohol consumption. Individuals with this syndrome often act like they are drunk when they are not. Symptoms include: mental disturbance … Read More
Prescription drug abuse is the leading cause of death in San Diego. Over the last decade, the number prescription-drug related deaths have shot up 85%. Think about that. The average San Diego citizen is more likely to die from prescription drugs than car crashes. This may be due to the increase in prescriptions themselves. As the … Read More
How does Vicodin detox work? What happens during Vicodin rehab? What can I (or my loved one) expect from a Vicodin rehab program? Does Duffy’s treat a Vicodin addiction? This is the last post in our Vicodin series: 101, 201, 301 Vicodin Detoxification If you’ve ever tried to withdraw from Vicodin by yourself, you know it can be very painful. This is because … Read More
Question: Does drinking alcohol have a feminizing effect on males? Answer: Yes. A study done by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAA) showed that men who drank 220 grams of alcohol (or around 16 standard drinks) a day for 5 days showed a decrease in testosterone, the principle male sex hormone. Testosterone is … Read More
Every year, our economy absorbs the cost of drug and alcohol abuse as well as the cost of substance abuse treatment for addiction. Just how much money are we talking about? Earlier this year, CNNMoney released a mind-boggling report, stating that the cost of prescription drug abuse is estaimated at more than $70 billion. Approximately, $42 billion of … Read More
Vicodin is classified as a Schedule III controlled substance, which means it has potential for abuse and may lead to significant psychological dependence. Simply stated, Vicodin is regulated because it is an addictive drug. But how could your everyday Vicodin be so dangerous? How could Vicodin get a person addicted? Is Vicodin addiction even real? Vicodin’s … Read More
What do Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson, Anna Nicole Smith, Heath Ledger, and Whitney Houston have in common? They were celebrities who all died from lethal drug or alcohol combinations. And they’re not the first. Have you ever wondered whether it’s okay to drink alcohol and take Vicodin? Or is it safe to mix percocet and … Read More
