What are Sober Tools?
Indiana Center for Recovery shares the sober tools you need in your addiction toolbox. Find your guide to recovery here.
What is Addiction?
Addiction, or Substance-Use Disorder (SUD), is a condition that makes people keep using drugs or alcohol, even when it’s causing problems. It changes how the brain works, especially around decision-making, pleasure, and self-control. That’s why quitting can be so hard, even if someone wants to stop.
Common signs of addiction include
- You have strong urges or cravings to use drugs or alcohol
- You’re using more than planned, or more often
- You’re not being able to quit, even after trying
- You’re falling behind at work, school, or home
- You need more to get the same effect
- You feel sick, anxious, or upset when you’re not using substances
Addiction can involve many substances, including:
- Alcohol – linked to serious health and highly addictive when misused
- Opioids – painkillers, heroin, and fentanyl
- Stimulants – cocaine, meth, or some ADHD meds
- Benzos – anxiety medications like Xanax or Ativan
Immediate Help for Addiction
Indiana Center for Recovery
- 24/7 support line, fast admissions, crisis and high-psych options, and a full range of addiction and mental health services to provide unbiased, expert advice.
SAMHSA National Helpline
- Resources for those without insurance.
- Visit SAMHSA’s National Helpline for more information.
Indiana 211
- Search for housing and active crisis support in Indiana.
Read Addiction Articles
Below are over 100 articles on the topic of addiction all reviewed by our Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Kane.
Vivitrol: A “New” Medical Treatment for the Opioid Epidemic
In the United States, it’s estimated that 20.5 million people have a substance use disorder. Of those with a substance use disorder, 2 million are struggling with an opioid use disorder. The current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5th Edition (DSM-5) separates the severity of an individual’s opioid use disorder into three distinctive categories (mild, moderate, severe) that can help guide a provider toward an appropriate modality of treatment. The diagnostic criterion in the DSM-5 is listed below:
Untwist the Threads: Society and Eating Disorders
Explore how society and eating disorders are linked. Find mental health support at Indiana Center for Recovery.
Understanding Substance Abuse in the Workplace
Address substance abuse in the workplace with help from Indiana Center for Recovery. Find support today!
Underlying Factors that Cause Drug Addiction
What is the cause of drug addiction? It’s more complex than you think. Indiana Center for Recovery explains here.
The Vital Role of Nutrition in Addiction Recovery
Discover the power of nutrition for addiction recovery at Indiana Center for Recovery. Start your health journey today!
The Hidden Epidemic Among Our Frontline Heroes
Cases of overdose and other drug-related problems are increasing among our frontline heroes during the pandemic. Avoiding the coronavirus, and the potential risk of getting sick, by working from home is not an opportunity available to essential workers.
The Healing Journey: Drug and Alcohol Detox
Find expert drug and alcohol detox services at Indiana Center for Recovery. Start your journey to recovery today.
The Failing Fight Against War on Drugs in Indiana
Are the words “intervention” and “punishment” synonymous and equally effective in deterring a behavior? Suppose you catch your son or daughter drinking out of the milk carton in the middle of the night. Would you punish the child and take away a privilege for a week or educate the child on how germs are spread and try to build his or her moral character by discussing the idea of respecting those with whom he or she lives?
The Drug Rampage Across America | Substance Use Disorder
Drugs have been around for hundreds of years. The evidence can be found in photographs, paintings, writing, and even the bible. It is no surprise that over the years it has only gained popularity. With increasing in manufacturing and quality of drugs, more and more people are using. We have had the largest jump in drug use that the United States has experienced in one year. It is clearly a huge problem that needs to be addressed.
