Health insurance is a vital element of the healthcare system in the United States. It ensures that people have access to the care they need, when they need it. For those with substance abuse issues, health insurance can be especially crucial. Substance abuse can lead to many illnesses, and having good insurance can help them…
There may not be anything worse than watching a loved one battle substance abuse. For many family members, the solution seems easy. Just stop using. In reality, substance use disorder is like any other disease. It requires professional treatment in an addiction rehab center. You can do something to help support your loved ones and…
Depression is a serious mental health disorder that often leads to complex health problems, withdrawal from daily life, and substance abuse. The pandemic made depression even more intense for some and created symptoms for others. However, depression treatment is effective for many. At United Recovery Project, our depression treatment program can offer the support you…
Bryan Alzate, CEO of United Recovery Project, has a message for you. “You are not alone.” And he should know. As a fellow person in recovery, Bryan understands what it feels like to be caught in the downward spiral of addiction. He understands the feelings of isolation and loneliness that result. And he’s more than familiar…
Marijuana has never been more accessible than it is today. Restrictive laws are constantly revisited under the suspicion that cannabis has medicinal powers, and legal distributors are turning profits of incredible magnitude. And yet, drug testing is still considered a vital step in the hiring process for many companies. Employers want sober workers, and they…
We at the United Recovery Project are fully aware that there is a heroin epidemic going on the country. There is no doubt that heroin has become a common term in the United States in the past 50 years. Heroin entered the US and has waged war on men and women throughout the states creating…
The terms opiate, opioid, and narcotics frequently are used in the same group of terminology when in fact they are vastly different. In recent years, prescription medication has increased in use and abuse, so it is important to know and understand the difference in terminology. What the drugs have in common is in their use,…
Alcohol, for most people who drink it, is a harmless part of a social gathering, celebration, night out, or portion of the evening where a drink of wine, beer, or hard alcohol is shared between friends, family, or loved ones. For many men and women, it isn’t difficult to say no more after one drink,…
The variety and complexity of drug addiction culture slang terminology can be difficult to catalog because it is constantly being expanded and changed by both the drug culture itself and the pop culture that informs it. Sometimes, these slang words for drugs can have seemingly no relation to the drugs themselves, defying a logical explanation…
Marijuana is a drug that is undergoing a dynamic change in every area, from legislation to legalization, medical to recreational use, as well as an explosion in the ways and means that it can be ingested by those seeking a high. Many workplaces in the United States require potential employees or existing employees to take…
