Sobriety Groups
Sobriety groups are intended for people to join tougher as a community and discuss their addiction problem together. Often times, sobriety groups like Alcoholics Anonymous or Narcotics Anonymous are...
View ArticleAddiction Treatment
Methadone Addiction Treatment For more than 30 years, methadone, a synthetic opioid, has been available for use in addiction treatment for users of heroin and other opiates. When heroin is used, excess...
View ArticleTreatments for Addiction
You Have Options in Treatments for Addiction Just as there are many kinds of substance abuse, there are many options available to you when deciding among varying treatments for addiction. Which option...
View ArticleAddiction Treatment Facilities
Addiction Treatment Facilities for Co-Occurring Disorders Recovering from an addiction of any kind is not a simple process, but it is made even more difficult when two or more addictions or disorders...
View ArticleMusic Therapy for Drug and Alcohol Treatment
Music Therapy has been shown to have a significant effect on an individual’s relaxation, respiration rate, self-reported pain reduction, and behaviorally observed and self-reported anxiety levels. A...
View ArticleTreat the Addiction Disease
Often what society loses sight of is that the addict is a victim as well— a victim of losing control of their actions and the desire to preserve themselves.
View ArticleBest Practices and Addiction Treatment
There are thousands of addiction treatment centers across the country. Each one has its own unique way of approaching addiction. It is important that as you are looking at centers you take into...
View ArticleDual Diagnosis Not Commonly Treated in Drug Rehabs
Only fifty percent of drug rehabs offer a dual diagnosis programs. Furthermore, according to Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Treatment Episode Data Set, most of the drug...
View ArticleDrug Withdrawl No Longer A Nightmare
One thing that people addicted to drugs understand quite well is what happens when they do not have their drug of choice anymore. This has caused many to do things they may have not otherwise done to...
View ArticleArt Therapy as a Treatment Modality for Substance Abuse
Art therapy, as defined by the American Art Therapy Association, is “a mental health profession that uses the creative process of art making to improve and enhance the physical, mental and emotional...
View ArticleLevels of Care in Substance Abuse Treatment
When you are looking for help with a substance abuse problem, your choices for help may seem overwhelming. There are several different kinds of treatment and several different levels of care that vary...
View ArticleMethadone as Used in Medication Assisted Treatment for Opiate Addiction
Methadone is a medication that is used in the treatment of opiate addiction. Methadone is a long-acting opiate that is designed to stay in the system for 24-48 hours, making it possible for addicts to...
View ArticleConquering Boredom in Recovery
There are a lot of time consuming aspects of being an addict in active addiction. It seems that every moment of your day is spent thinking about drugs (wishing you had them, or how to go about getting...
View ArticleSpiritual Awakening
The entire purpose of the 12 step programs and the working of each step is to attain a spiritual awakening. As step 12 states: “Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps…”...
View ArticleJump Tracks from Advice to Non 12-Step Rehab
Does advice feed our self-knowledge and ignite our inner fires to heal ourselves? Well, let’s see. Advice comes from the outside. And while we often get advice from our parents and well-meaning...
View ArticleHow Can Luxury Drug Rehab Help Me End My Addiction?
I know that being abused as a child is part of why I struggle with addiction. I’ve lived it. But it’s all behind me, why talk about it? Why look at it? What would a luxury drug rehab do for me? If...
View ArticleMoney in Early Recovery
For some of those in early recovery, money is the biggest problem they perceive. Because they may have behaved irresponsibly with money, whether it was in large sums or small, they have created fear in...
View ArticleHealing Patterns
Recovery from addiction can seem like a never-ending process, and so it is, from a standpoint of healing. Life is a never-ending learning and growing process, so it is with healing. Because recovery...
View ArticleChanging Negative Attitudes in Recovery
Recovery is more than abstinence from mind- and mood-altering drugs and alcohol or the addictive behavior being addressed. It is about looking at the world with a new attitude and a new way of seeing...
View ArticleCan I Quit Drinking Without Alcohol Treatment?
There are numerous reasons why I quit drinking. Even though I was told I would always be an alcoholic, I successfully overcame my addiction to alcohol. Although I hate the word “addiction” many people...
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