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When you are in a relationship with someone who has an alcohol use disorder, it can be challenging to know how to best support them while also taking care of yourself. Here are some do’s and don’ts for partners of people with alcohol use disorders: Advice for the partners of people struggling with alcohol use…
We have written a complete guide to what to look for in a rehab treatment centre but seldom is the case where an person in the full flight of active addiction will willingly admit themselves for a first time into rehab. Family and loved ones invariably reach a crisis point with the individual struggling with…
Valium is a well-known drug that was once the best-selling drug in the United States. It is used to treat anxiety, anxiety disorders, withdrawal from other benzodiazepines and alcohol, seizures, RLS, muscle spasms, and insomnia. Valium is the common name for Diazepam which is a benzodiazepine based medication. Valium is commonly sold as Benzopin, Betapam,…
Loramet is the trade name given to Lormetazepam which is a benzodiazepine prescription. Loramet is also sold under the names Dormagen and Noctamid in South Africa as a prescribed medication often used to help for many insomnia, muscle relaxant related conditions. Facts on insomnia, muscle relaxant medications Loramet is prescribed as a schedule 5 controlled…
Comparison is the thief of joy. If we look at our lives measured against those around us, they inevitably seem less than. Comparison is always around us; when we open Facebook, when we “watch all” Instagram stories; even when we send a whats app message, statuses are there to be viewed. Click. Everything is documented…
Life happens to the best of us, with it comes to the heartbreaks, the ability to learn, the determination to heal, recognising your history and making the most of your future, be kind to yourself friend, nobody asks for what you have been through. When it is your time to let it go, you will…