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What is the Drug Called Tranq?

What is Tranq? Tranq is the street name for xylazine, a non-opioid veterinary sedative increasingly found mixed with fentanyl. It causes deep sedation, severe skin wounds, and raises overdose risk because naloxone does not reverse its effects.

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What are the Signs of Meth Addiction?

This article covers the early and long-term signs of meth addiction, what’s an emergency, and how to take safe next steps, from calm conversations and crash care to evidence-based treatment (Contingency Management, CBT, MI) and overdose safety.

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Risks Factors for Alcoholism

Risk factors for alcoholism include family history, early drinking, trauma, chronic stress, and mental health issues like anxiety or depression. This guide covers how those risks build, how they show up in New Jersey.

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What is Functional Alcoholism?

Functional alcoholism can look “together”, steady job, family, routine, but it’s still Alcohol Use Disorder. Watch for rising tolerance, blackouts, morning drinks, or mixing with sleep/anxiety meds.

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Alcoholism in New Jersey

Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is common and treatable in New Jersey. Learn the DSM-5 signs, when withdrawal needs medical detox, which medications help (naltrexone, acamprosate, disulfiram), and how to start therapy.

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