When coping with the results of substance abuse problems, it is common to question — will I need extended rehab care? A question like this is crucial so are sure to take the appropriate steps. Furthermore, understanding what type of care you need is critical so you have a better chance at recovery. As you… Continue Reading Will I Need Extended Rehab Care?
When you are challenged with a substance abuse problem, it’s vital to get the treatment you need. This is essential to your health and happiness in life. You may wonder what methods and treatments will be best for your situation if you are struggling with drug addiction. There are many ways for people to combat… Continue Reading Benefiting from Individualized Care
If you are dealing with drug addiction, then taking the step to withdraw can feel overwhelming. In fact, trying to quit without professional oversight is a risk you should not take. Many people go back and forth between making the move to rehab treatment and not doing it. You may want to quit but keep… Continue Reading What Is Motivational Interviewing?
When dealing with a substance abuse problem, you want to participate in well-known programs that have high success rates. While there are a variety of therapies and programs available, the 12 step program is one that is quite popular. The 12 step program is one you have probably heard of before. It is been around… Continue Reading Understanding a 12-Step Program
If you are on the pathway to drug recovery, then you may have heard of cognitive-behavioral therapy or CBT. This psychotherapeutic approach is based on changing negative thought patterns and thereby changing negative emotions and behaviors. The thinking behind cognitive-behavioral therapy is that if you interrupt negative thinking, you break the cycle leading to negative… Continue Reading CBT Techniques
Xanax addiction and family health. The two don’t seem to go together, but I was left with an impression of just how devastating addiction can be on a family after I had a significant experience sitting with one particular family during a session. For the sake of confidentiality, we will call the couple Mike and… Continue Reading Xanax Addiction and Family Health
The holistic approach to addiction recovery means treating the whole person. It means not just working on the physical symptoms, but also the mental, spiritual, and social, with the understanding that they are all interconnected in the healing process. When this is applied to addiction recovery it allows the patient to heal and improve all… Continue Reading The Holistic Approach To Addiction Recovery
Everyone has heard of alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, and heroin. Most people also know of PCP, ecstasy (MDMA), and prescription drugs. However, what is kratom? Something that most people do not think of or consider is the fact that these drugs, at some point were unknown. Simple plants were discovered, chemicals added together, and manipulated to… Continue Reading What is Kratom?
The National Institute on Drug Abuse says addiction is a chronic disease. It knows no boundaries of socioeconomic class, gender, race, intelligence, or age. Addiction affects people all across the globe, from movie stars and political leaders to grandparents. It is a relapsing brain disease that has certain characteristics such as a compulsion to continue… Continue Reading How to Find Quality Drug Treatment in Utah
Utah is generally known for a few things throughout the country: the greatest snow on earth, the arches in southern Utah, having one of the largest populations of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS/Mormons) and having one of the highest natural opioid deaths, in 2015, in the country, according to the Centers… Continue Reading Utah’s Struggle with Opiate Abuse
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