What Happens When an Alcoholic Starts Drinking Again?
Alcohol abuse kills over 140,000 people in the U.S. every year.1 Death caused by alcohol poisoning, motor vehicle or other accidents, violence, suicide, and alcohol-related diseases make alcohol abuse the third most preventable cause of death in the United States.2 What is Alcoholism? Alcohol abuse, alcohol dependence, and alcohol addiction fall under the clinical diagnostic […]
What Do You Mean I’m Positive For Fentanyl?
Steve Carleton, LCSW, CAS, is the Executive Clinical Director at Gallus Medical Detox Centers and an Adjunct Professor in the University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work. Gallus clients’ stories usually start the same way, “I started using pain killers after an injury” — insert traumatic event. Before they knew it, their doctor stopped […]
Lessons About Trauma from the Lincoln Lawyer
In the new Netflix series, Lincoln Lawyer, we meet defense attorney, Mickey Haller. The season begins and ends with him alone on a beach, the apparent site of a traumatic event he experienced. The audience learns that he became addicted to painkillers as a result. He’s seen contemplating venturing back out into the ocean to […]
What Does Heroin Withdrawal and Detox Involve?
Heroin is a highly addictive opioid purchased illegally by users seeking the euphoric effect it provides. Drug manufacturers extract heroin from morphine, a naturally occurring substance in some varieties of the poppy plant. Although the effects of heroin are similar to prescription opioids like OxyContin, Vicodin, codeine, morphine, and fentanyl, the FDA has not approved […]
Why Are Benzodiazepines So Difficult to Stop Using?
Benzodiazepines, widely known as benzos, are prescribed by doctors to treat various mental or physical disorders. However, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warns that benzos are highly addictive and potentially dangerous, especially when misused, used long-term, or used with other sedative drugs, opioids, or alcohol. The concurrent use of benzos and opioids puts users […]
NEW, INNOVATIVE ADDICTION TREATMENT COMING TO DALLAS/FORT WORTH
DALLAS/FT. WORTH – Gallus Medical Detox Centers (Gallus), announces the opening of its Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas medical clinic. Using evidence-based protocols delivered by highly trained and experienced medical staff, Gallus provides innovative inpatient drug and alcohol medical detoxification services. Patients live in comfortable, private rooms during the process, an ideal environment for healing. We invite […]
Why Medical Detox is Your Safer Option for Withdrawal
Is the fear of withdrawal symptoms keeping you from recovery? While it is true that withdrawal from drugs or alcohol can cause serious symptoms, withdrawing under medical supervision is generally safe, effective, and more comfortable than you may think. Detoxification, known as detox, is the process your body undergoes while ridding itself of drugs, alcohol, […]
NEW, INNOVATIVE ADDICTION TREATMENT COMING TO SAN ANTONIO
SAN ANTONIO – Gallus Medical Detox Centers (Gallus), announces the opening of its San Antonio, Texas medical clinic. Using proprietary, evidence-based protocols delivered by highly trained and experienced medical staff, Gallus provides innovative inpatient drug and alcohol medical detoxification services. Patients live in comfortable, private rooms during the process, an ideal environment for healing. We […]
Heroes of the Addiction Crisis: Steve Carleton & Shannon Weir
At Gallus, we help those struggling with substance use disorder across the country. We pride ourselves on having two heroes among our fantastic executive clinical team. Steve Carleton, Executive Clinical Director, and Shannon Weir, Director of Clinical Education and Quality Assurance, have both been featured in Authority Magazine about how Gallus is helping battle the […]