Horizons Opioid Treatment Services
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Addiction and the weather - The warmer weather brings just as many pitfalls for a person recovering from addiction. While it is a different set of situational and environmental issues you’ll face, there are still stresses to be aware of. Some might include: Additional stress brought on by a family vacation. Tension having the children home during spring break... Spring and summer parties with friends and family The easier availability to get alcohol or drugs because transportation isn’t limited During the summer months, high school and collegiate athletes are not drug tested Stress from past memories of drinking cold beers on a warm summer day Dealing with the stress of a heat wave, which is scientifically proven to increase the rates of drug usage During the spring and summer months, there is a large emphasis placed on partying. Between Easter, Memorial Day, 4th of July and Labor Day, there are a lot of outdoor parties occurring during these months. Whether you are in school or work, there are simply more opportunities to get drunk or high. Studies have been done that link the consumption of hallucinogens, inhalants and marijuana to the months of June and July in first-time users. See more

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Addiction and the weather - The warmer weather brings just as many pitfalls for a person recovering from addiction. While it is a different set of situational and environmental issues you’ll face, there are still stresses to be aware of. Some might include: Additional stress brought on by a family vacation. Tension having the children home during spring break... Spring and summer parties with friends and family The easier availability to get alcohol or drugs because transportation isn’t limited During the summer months, high school and collegiate athletes are not drug tested Stress from past memories of drinking cold beers on a warm summer day Dealing with the stress of a heat wave, which is scientifically proven to increase the rates of drug usage During the spring and summer months, there is a large emphasis placed on partying. Between Easter, Memorial Day, 4th of July and Labor Day, there are a lot of outdoor parties occurring during these months. Whether you are in school or work, there are simply more opportunities to get drunk or high. Studies have been done that link the consumption of hallucinogens, inhalants and marijuana to the months of June and July in first-time users. See more

How to help loved one struggling with addiction, watch below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0Mvpwb4nSI

As technology changes and advances, so does the world we live in. The prevalence of high-speed internet access and plentiful smart devices shrinks our environment and increases our access to just about everything you could imagine on a daily basis. Even substance abuse and addiction are affected by the rise of the Internet, social media and drug forums. Teenagers aged 12-17 were studied, and the National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse XVI: Teens and Parents f...ound that 70 percent of this age group spent time on social media daily, making them five times more likely to use tobacco, three times more likely to use alcohol, and twice as likely to use marijuana than their peers not on social media. Viewing images of peers abusing substances at a young and impressionable age increases the likelihood of teens trying these substances themselves. See more

How to help loved one struggling with addiction, watch below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0Mvpwb4nSI

COVID-related relapses Isolation is leaving people depressed, stressed and leading some to drink or use drugs. A statement on Statistics Canada said, persons who are isolated, bored, stressed, and experiencing significant disruptions to their normal ways of life as is the case for most Canadians during the COVID-19 pandemic, may use cannabis, alcohol, and tobacco products, in the hopes of easing these feelings.

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Read Dr.Bawa's Comments about Opioid related deaths, we really need to stop this, any means necessary to keep the fentanyl away from everybody.

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Help for friends and family is available

Back to school can be difficult for many children, be aware of kids using drugs to self medicate their anxiety due to returning to school