Addiction is a disease that impacts countless people across the country. With addiction becoming more prevalent than ever before, the stigma surrounding this disease is starting to fade and people are focusing on the treatment options for addiction. When someone is released from an inpatient addiction treatment facility or is first looking for treatment, they […]
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None of us come into recovery because we want to be here. For many of us, our lives have completely fallen apart, and we are at our worst, our bottom. We cannot fathom that our lives could get better. All we can see is the hurt, the shame, and the broken relationships we have left
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How Depression and Substance Abuse Are Linked Many people diagnosed with clinical depression drink. Many people who drink heavily also develop depression. We call this a bidirectional occurrence. The two diseases co-occur in many individuals. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the neurological disease, clinical depression affects about 10 percent of the American population. Not
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Addiction comes in many forms, most addictions involve the abuse of a psychoactive substance such as illegal drugs or alcohol. The word “addiction” comes from the Latin phrase, “ad dictum,” which means “to the dictator.” That alone is very instructive. But addiction might best be described as a progressive disorder of choice where the sufferer
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Watching a loved one battling cravings is one of the hardest things anyone can ever experience. You probably will not be aware of it, initially, because addicts learn to hide and sneak around. Addiction requires an honest, firm approach to get it under control. What are the signs that should ring your warning bells? Do any of
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Many people recovering from addiction wonder which type of treatment program is best for them. There is a wide range of treatment options designed to meet a client’s needs at various stages of their treatment and on their own terms in their personal lives. PHPs are flexible but can be difficult to unpack at first. Let’s
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Addiction trapped you in its grips for far too long and you’re ready to combat this problem head-on. Thankfully, a large number of sobriety apps are available that can help you stay sober and maintain a drug-free lifestyle. These apps include the following seven tools, each of which serves a slightly different goal. Whether you need motivation,
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“I knew I wasn’t at my full potential, and that’s what was starting to get to me. I was enslaved… I was living a very, very small life.” During a Q&A session at Austin’s South By Southwest Festival, country superstar Keith Urban spoke out about his past alcohol and drug use and how his wife,
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When some take on a substance abuse disorder, there is more to treat than just the physical symptoms. In recent years, those who are experts in the field of addiction recovery have discovered that mental health therapy is just as important as the physical therapies offered during treatment. In this type of treatment, the mental and
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