Opiate Withdrawal Timeline: What To Expect
January 19, 2023
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You’re ready to kick opiates. Here’s an opiate withdrawal timeline to help know what you should expect and when you should expect it.
Kali Lux
Kali Lux is a consumer marketing leader with a focus on healthcare and wellness. She has over a decade of experience in building and operating metrics-driven brand, demand generation, and customer experience teams. A founding member of Workit Health’s team and a person in recovery herself, she’s passionate about fighting stigma and developing strategies that allow more people access to quality treatment at the moment they’re ready for help.
Alone On Christmas: How To Cope If You Aren’t With Family Or Friends This Year
December 22, 2022
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I’ve been alone on Christmas, in a self-created exile from the family and friends that cared about me. When I was 17, my apartment was raided by the police. I was living with a drug-dealing boyfriend, lying to everyone around me, and scared out of my mind.
6 Quick Facts About Drug and Alcohol Cravings
October 13, 2022
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From sugar to caffeine to opioids, anyone who has quit an addictive substance understands how tough it is to get through cravings.
Do These 7 Things to Support a Loved One on Suboxone Treatment
September 29, 2022
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Buprenorphine/naloxone (known by it’s common brand name, Suboxone) is the gold-standard treatment for opioid addiction. So if your friend, family member, or significant other is now receiving the gold standard of care, you should feel some relief. But medication for addiction recovery comes with a stigma that often results in concern from loved ones.
After an Overdose: What Can you Do To Prepare For Recovery?
August 11, 2022
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You can recover. And as long as you survive it, you can especially recover after overdose. It can be a wake-up call to just how serious your addiction is. For some, it can be the big reveal in which friends and family finally realize you are very sick. It might be your own big reveal, in which you realize how sick you are. Maybe you wake up in the hospital, whereas before you’ve been able to sleep things off.
The Death of Foo Fighters Drummer Taylor Hawkins and Polysubstance Drug Use
March 28, 2022
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Taylor Hawkins, the drummer of the Foo Fighters died in a Bogota hotel room on Friday, March 25th. The cause of death has not yet
Fight Addiction Stigma With Facts on Overdose Awareness Day
August 31, 2021
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August 31st is International Overdose Awareness Day, the perfect time to understand that the opioid crisis affects people from all walks of life and backgrounds.
What Are the Costs Associated With Blue Cross Blue Shield?
July 29, 2021
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When determining the best health insurance coverage for you or your family, research matters. It can take quite a bit of time to dig up
Why Choose BCBS for your Drug or Alcohol Treatment?
July 9, 2021
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Insurance that covers your addiction treatment can be vital in getting the help you need. For thousands of Americans, Blue Cross Blue Shield is the
Here’s How to Stay Sober Even When You’re Feeling Sick
May 18, 2021
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When you’re feeling sick, staying sober can seem challenging. But you can stay sober even under the weather. When I’m feeling sick, I often feel
PRESS RELEASE: Workit Health Receives Grant Funding from OhioMHAS to Expand Innovative Telemedicine Addiction Treatment
May 11, 2021
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Workit Health will utilize the Ohio State Opioid Response (SOR) 2.0 funding in order to provide access to online, on-demand medication assisted treatment for individuals
How To Get Medical Treatment of Opioid Withdrawal Symptoms
April 28, 2021
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You Don’t Have To Detox From Opioids Cold Turkey There was one thing I knew for sure when I was ready to quit opioids: I
Heroin Detox: The First Three Days Survival Guide
March 4, 2021
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Ready to detox from heroin? Here’s how to handle the cravings and physical withdrawal. Congrats on deciding to make a change for the better in
Workit Health Announces First Digital Hepatitis C Clinic Integrated into 100% Virtual Addiction Program
March 2, 2021
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Members of Workit Health’s substance use disorder programs can now receive telemedicine hepatitis C screening and treatment when needed. ANN ARBOR, MICH. (PRWEB) FEBRUARY 25, 2021
PRESS RELEASE: Workit Health Expands Virtual Addiction Care Program to Ohio
February 2, 2021
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Ohio has the fourth-highest overdose rate in the United States. In 2020, the stress and isolation of COVID-19 pushed numbers even higher. Workit Health is proud to announce our tele-MAT program is now available in Ohio — offering Ohioans 100% virtual, evidence-based and nonjudgmental care covered by their insurance.
What Is Dry January? How to Start the Year Alcohol-free.
December 17, 2020
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Kali Lux wrote a great blog containing tips and tricks for getting through January alcohol free for dry January.
