There are many reasons for seeking treatment for addiction. Here, we will discuss some of the reasons you may have finally accepted the fact that you indeed do need professional help to recover from your drug or alcohol dependence. One of your reasons for seeking treatment for addiction could be: The fear of losing your… Continue reading Top 10 Reasons for Seeking Treatment for Addiction
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The Power of Food: How to Harness it During Recovery
Food has been known for centuries as one of the most powerful healing tools for man. There have been a lot of recent complications added to our foods. It has been changed around for the worse, and we have used chemicals which should not be ingested on our foods. The soil which holds the nutrients… Continue reading The Power of Food: How to Harness it During Recovery
Recovering Addicts: Don’t Expect a Relapse
When people suffer from drug or alcohol addiction, they feel as though they are completely trapped into that substance and that there is absolutely nothing that they can do about how intensively and terribly they are addicted. When people suffer and struggle with an addiction to drugs or alcohol, they really do feel as though… Continue reading Recovering Addicts: Don’t Expect a Relapse
The Importance of Counseling in Addiction Recovery
When it comes to treating an addiction problem, counseling in addiction recovery is one of the most common and widely used processes for addressing even the most brutal of substance abuse habits. Addiction counseling can appear in many different forms, and there are perhaps dozens if not hundreds of different types of counseling methods nationwide.… Continue reading The Importance of Counseling in Addiction Recovery
Trends in Teen Drug Use: Then and Now
Each decade seems to usher in a whole new trend in drug abuse. What was popular forty years ago is being replaced by new synthetic drugs and potent prescription drugs. But, surprisingly, overall substance abuse rates were higher 40 years ago, then they dropped during the 1980s, and rose again in the 1990s. Surveys show… Continue reading Trends in Teen Drug Use: Then and Now
Are Crack and Cocaine the Same Things or Different?
We hear people talk about crack and then we hear them talk about cocaine, but are they the same things? These drugs do share similarities but they are not the same. Crack and cocaine are both stimulants and crack and cocaine are both very dangerous substances, but they are different. Hopefully, this information will help… Continue reading Are Crack and Cocaine the Same Things or Different?
History Foretold the Opioid Crisis but We Didn’t Pay Attention
Opioids kill tens of thousands of people every year, and it is predicted to kill many thousands more before we find a solution. But, as Americans, we should have seen this coming. We only need to look back through history to see that we have suffered many drug epidemics in our nation through the decades.… Continue reading History Foretold the Opioid Crisis but We Didn’t Pay Attention
What Can be Done for a Heroin Overdose?
The scope of heroin abuse in the United States is staggering. According to NSDUH, about 948,000 people reported using heroin in the past year. This trend is being driven by young adults aged 18 to 25. With this high number of heroin abusers comes a significant number of adverse effects. One of those effects is… Continue reading What Can be Done for a Heroin Overdose?
Innovative Discharge Planning for Addiction Treatment Aftercare
Harold C. Urschell III, MD, MMA – Chief Medical Strategist at Enterhealth Successful Solutions to Long-Term Recovery Treatment for drug or alcohol addiction isn’t finished when a patient leaves a residential or outpatient treatment program. In reality, life after treatment is when a person’s recovery genuinely begins. After all, this is when the skills learned… Continue reading Innovative Discharge Planning for Addiction Treatment Aftercare
Which Came First Homelessness or Substance Abuse?
Do you think that all homeless people are either alcoholics or drug addicts? If so, you are not alone. Most homeless individuals are labeled as such. Homelessness and substance abuse are connected, and the truth of the matter is that substance abuse is both a cause and a result of homelessness. This doesn’t mean that… Continue reading Which Came First Homelessness or Substance Abuse?