How Can Therapy Help With Addiction?
When we talk about addiction treatment, there is a lot of focus put on the effectiveness of rehab, including the detox process and individual counseling to correct addictive behavior. Still, one aspect of treatment that is often overlooked is therapy. Many different kinds of therapy are available as part of addiction treatment these days, and […]
What Drugs Are Most Commonly Abused Among College Students?
For many young people, the transition from high school to college is an unbelievably huge step. The college years bring with it increased responsibilities, but it also brings tremendous freedom and independence. While this newfound freedom is exhilarating and liberating, it can also be abused and often leads to trouble. The balancing act of keeping […]
Can PTSD Cause Alcoholism?
PTSD is a debilitating and devastating mental illness. For those who suffer from PTSD, the visceral memories of unresolved past trauma can severely affect their day-to-day life. Not only does it affect their life, but it also impacts the lives of their family and others the love. Many people who suffer from this crippling mental […]
How To Find IOP Alcohol Treatment Near Me
For starters, what does IOP even stand for anyway? IOP stands for intensive outpatient program and in the most basic of terms can be looked at as sort of a bridge between inpatient and standard outpatient care. These programs serve a vital role for many. Research has shown that “multiple randomized trials and naturalistic analyses […]
What Is PHP in Mental Health?
What if there was something in between inpatient and outpatient care? Where you could get the more intensive care you need but still have the ability to carry on with aspects of your daily life. Where you had the time to really focus on getting that space in between your ears – your mind – […]
My Wife Is Addicted to Pain Pills, How Do I Help Her?
When addiction hits your home, it hits different. Of course, substance use disorders are always a scary thing to contemplate no matter who they’re affecting but let’s face it when it’s your wife, it hits like a ton of bricks. A person you’ve shared so much intimacy, that you feel like you know as well […]
How To Tell if Someone Is Shooting up Drugs
There are various methods people use as a means of introducing drugs into their bodies. Depending on what form the substance comes in, one can ingest drugs by swallowing, smoking, snorting, or injecting, otherwise known as ‘shooting up.’ Injecting drugs into the bloodstream offers the most powerful high possible and is also a common way […]
How to Go About Maintaining Sobriety
Getting sober and staying sober are different things. The road doesn’t end once rehab does. Maintaining sobriety takes nurturing and it’s very much an investment in yourself that pays greater dividends the longer it lasts. Sustained sobriety takes planning, care and attention to both your inner world and the external triggers that will doubt land […]
Is Adderall a Stimulant or Depressant?
Most frequently used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, aka ADHD, Adderall is a very commonly prescribed drug due to the prevalence of ADHD. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that “as of 2016, 6.1 million children aged 2-17 years living in the U.S. had been diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder”. Adding that […]
Heroin Addiction and Depression: Are the Two Related?
Short answer: yes, heroin addiction and depression can be related. Taking a step further back from heroin specifically though, it’s safe to say that mental disorders and substance use disorders, in general, are entangled to varying degrees. It’s known as comorbidity or as dual diagnosis/co-occurring disorders. In brief, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) […]
