Addiction is a chronic condition, and successfully overcoming it often requires intervention and professional help. Rehab facilities offer numerous options for those in need of treatment, and these range in setting and duration depending on individual needs. Although there are short-term rehab options (28 or 30 days) that entice many due to their cheaper costs and shorter duration, they are … [Read more...]
Warning Signs for Parents as Kids Go Back to School | Signs of Teen Drug Abuse
Teenagers and young adults between the ages of 18 and 24 are at a heightened risk for addiction. As they head into a new school year, many students feel anxiety for a variety of reasons. A new school year provides adolescents with the opportunity to meet new people and define their own identities. For some, the desire to fit in can push them to try drugs or alcohol as a means of easing nerves. … [Read more...]
Dealing with Depression in Addiction Recovery
While everyone has bad days, for most, that feeling eventually goes away. Relationships, work, and stressful situations can cause many to feel sad for a period of time. These feelings are normal and can come and go and can often times be remedied with activities that bring feelings of happiness. But for some, feelings of sadness do not easily go away. Depression is a mental health disorder that is … [Read more...]
Women in Recovery | Why Choose Gender-Specific Treatment?
Individualized treatment is crucial to successful recovery. When treatment is designed to address each individual’s needs, it tends to more effectively address the underlying issues that contribute to continued abuse. For women, context is key to successful treatment. Issues involving family, relationships, support, gender, culture, and social or economic experiences play a substantial role in the … [Read more...]
Mindfulness and Recovery from Addiction
Addiction recovery continues to evolve as new information becomes available. Studies and new approaches to recovery allow us to explore how our experiences shape the development of addiction and what makes treatment successful. While everyone’s experiences are unique, many will follow a similar path in recovery—from the struggling through early sobriety to discovering what works most effectively … [Read more...]
Prescription Drugs Leading to Heroin Addiction
In recent years, new trends in substance abuse have emerged. In just six years, the number of people who tried heroin for the first time nearly doubled. When the prescription drugs run out, instead of getting help through opioid addiction treatment, many turn to heroin to get their fix. For most people, that was a completely valid and legal use of the medication. Doctors frequently prescribe … [Read more...]
The Benefits of Yoga in Addiction Treatment
The benefits of yoga are far reaching, and because of this, it has become an increasingly strong presence in the world of addiction treatment. Yoga is commonly considered a natural form of medicine that can accompany a traditional treatment program. More and more treatment programs are expanding on their approach to addiction treatment by not just focusing on treating the addiction itself, but by … [Read more...]
Overcoming Opioid Addiction | How Do We Treat the Opioid Epidemic?
Opioid addiction is skyrocketing in the United States. An estimated 2.1 million people struggle with opioid abuse in the United States alone and approximately 78 people die every day due to complications related to painkillers or other opioids such as heroin. Recent studies suggest that abuse of painkillers has reached epidemic levels. How Opioid Addiction Can Develop Opioids are regularly … [Read more...]
Importance of Family Therapy for Recovering Addicts
Those who have someone they love who struggles with substance abuse know that substance abuse affects not only the abuser but those around them as well. Drug and alcohol use can damage relationships and negatively affect others physically, mentally, emotionally, and financially. In some cases, problems within the family can contribute to addictive behaviors and prolong substance abuse. Regardless … [Read more...]