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Xanax is the brand name for a benzodiazepine medication called alprazolam. Alprazolam is used to treat anxiety, insomnia, and panic disorders. While Xanax is effective in relieving anxiety and helping people sleep, this substance is highly addictive and habit-forming if it is abused for extended periods of time.  Like other…

When it comes to addiction, recovery does not end once you complete a treatment program. According to the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA), the addiction relapse rate is between 40 to 60%.[1] Because relapse is incredibly common among individuals recovering from addiction, you must learn how to maintain sobriety…

Suboxone is a prescription drug that contains both buprenorphine (a partial opioid agonist) and naloxone (an opioid antagonist). Suboxone is prescribed to people who are struggling with opioid dependence and addiction because buprenorphine activates opioid receptors to reduce withdrawal symptoms and cravings and naloxone prevent opioids from fully activating opioid…

Recreational use of a hallucinogenic drug called N-Dimethyltryptamine (DMT) has been steadily increasing in the United States since the early 2000s. But what are the side effects and risks of this potent illicit drug? And what treatments are effective in helping people safely stop using it? At the Mandala Healing…