Naloxone 101: How It Works, When to Use It, and What Happens After an Overdose Reversal
Naloxone can rapidly reverse an opioid overdose, but it is not a substitute for emergency medical care or ongoing treatment.
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How Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Work: Methadone, Buprenorphine, and Naltrexone
Medication for opioid use disorder can reduce withdrawal, cravings, and overdose risk while a person builds the skills and supports needed for recovery.
The Difference Between a Lapse and a Relapse, and What To Do Next
When someone returns to substance use after a period of recovery, the language around that experience can carry a lot of weight. Terms like “lapse” and “relapse” are often used to describe different patterns, but they are not moral labels and they are not a substitute for a clinical assessment. What matters most is safety, […]
The Current Legal Status of 7-OH
As of October 21, 2026, 7-OH remains legal in the US at the federal level. States and local regulations vary. Read on to hear about the expected upcoming regulations. Is 7-OH legal in the United States? The latest update, Oct. 2026 In July, The DEA announced its intent to schedule 7-OH. In August, the agency […]
What Our Admissions Team Is Seeing: The 7-OH Surge
A firsthand look from our own admissions line — actual calls, intake forms, and staff notes on how legal “kratom”/7-OH is quietly leaving people opioid-dependent.
The Legal Status Of MGM-15
In 2025, MGM-15 began emerging as another semi-synthetic version of kratom. Being that many states and the federal government were moving to ban 7-OH, manufacturers started selling MGM-15 to skirt those regulations. Over the spring and summer of 2026, the federal government took steps to schedule MGM-15, and the rule ultimately went into effect on August […]
Gas Station Heroin: The Dangerous Substances Being Sold Legally at The Gas Station
The gas station. No longer just a place to pick up a can of coke and bag of chips to fuel you through your drive. Today, gas stations are selling a wide variety of psychoactive substances, and many of them are completely legal, unregulated, and capable of causing addiction, overdose, and other serious health consequences. This growing phenomenon has been dubbed ‘gas station […]
MGM-15: Innocent Kratom Extract or Opioid?
We’ve been hearing so much about kratom and 7-OH recently. But as fast as kratom and 7-OH popped up on the market, another kratom derivative has appeared on the market: MGM-15. MGM-15 is a chemical modification of 7-OH that acts like a standard opioid, and bears no resemblance to natural kratom, except that it is sold under the kratom umbrella. This convinces buyers that they are buying a ‘natural […]
Walking drunk is more dangerous than you’ve been warned. Here’s why:
Nearly half of fatal pedestrian accidents involve alcohol, and in majority of those cases, it’s the pedestrian, not the driver who was intoxicated. Drunk walking is an overlooked risk in drinking and is rarely reported or emphasized in public safety messages, despite clear evidence of the dangers of walking drunk. Alcohol is killing pedestrians, and it’s the walkers that are drunk The CDC reports that alcohol is involved in 48% of fatal pedestrian crashes. What’s notable about this finding is the breakdown: only 18% of the […]
Fake Meth – Appearance, Identification, And Risks
Methamphetamine is a dangerous enough drug as is. According to CDC data, it is highly addictive and contributes to tens of thousands of overdose deaths annually. Add in the problem of fake meth, and the complications associated with meth use multiply. In this guide, Wellbrook Recovery, experts in addiction rehabilitation, explain what is fake meth, how […]