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Valentine’s Day can be a significant trigger for people embarking on the brave path of sobriety. After all, we live in a society that conflates an evening of wine, flowers, and chocolate as [...]

Street drugs are dangerous and highly addictive substances commonly mixed with “classic” drugs like marijuana, Xanax, cocaine, ecstasy, and LSD. Unfortunately, these hazardous [...]

Just because alcohol is legal doesn’t mean it’s harmless. It’s not only bad for your liver; heavy drinking exacerbates pre-existing anxiety and depression, and it can even trigger mental health [...]

While Utah’s serene, family-friendly communities might not seem like hotspots of addiction, statistics show that substance use is more common than you might think. Many people across the [...]

Addiction is difficult to spot, especially when the abused substance is one that you can get at a doctor’s office and over the counter. Sleep aids are supposed to help us get through the [...]

If you’re a college student anywhere in the nation struggling with Adderall addiction Nexstep Medical Detox near Salt Lake City, UT can help you quit before it’s too late. Although [...]

At Nexstep Medical Detox, we understand that staying on the path of sobriety can be difficult, especially when your friends and family usually include alcohol consumption in their definition of [...]

If you are addicted to alcohol or harmful substances, you can safely begin your journey to recovery with a medically assisted detox. What Is Medical Detox? Medical Detoxification is a process [...]

When it comes to choosing an addiction treatment program, there are so many factors to consider. The type of treatment facility you choose will ultimately depend on how strong your addiction is, [...]

If you’re struggling with an opiate addiction near Salt Lake City, UT, you may be wondering if Suboxone or methadone is right for you. While there’s no conclusive answer to this question that [...]

Addiction can affect anyone, and there’s so much misinformation out there about how it happens. Even if you followed all of your doctor’s orders, it’s still possible to develop a prescription [...]

When you’re ready to get off drugs or alcohol, one of the first things you’ll probably wonder is how long is this going to take? Recovery is a lifelong process requiring both [...]

Methamphetamine is one of the most dangerous drugs in the world. Sadly, many people who start using meth do not realize the extent of the damage it can cause. At Nexstep Medical Detox, we want to [...]

Xanax is one of the most commonly prescribed psychiatric drugs in America. Still, people often don’t realize that it can be highly addictive and can even make mental illnesses worse with [...]

If you’re concerned that you might be an alcoholic, at Nexstep Medical Detox, we have assembled a list of signs that you might have an alcohol addiction. Even if only one or two of these [...]

A medical detox can help you push past the physical withdrawal symptoms when you first quit drugs and alcohol, but you will need to rely on some additional strategies to stay clean in the long [...]

Deciding to get treatment for substance abuse is an important step on the road to recovery. Nexstep Medical Detox, located just outside Salt Lake City, Utah, helps by assisting you with a medical [...]

Because alcoholism is a disease in which a person cannot control their drinking, friends or loved ones with this addiction will need help. How can you help someone you care about to address the [...]

At Nexstep Medical Detox, we offer private detox rooms by request in Ogden, UT. Healing from an addiction is a very personal, emotionally intense process, so you may find that having space to [...]

Circumstances surrounding COVID-19 has taken a toll on nearly everybody’s mental health and has created relapse triggers for many people in recovery. Why is this happening and what can you [...]