Side Effects of Alcohol Detox: Duration and Symptoms
As an alcoholic, realizing you need to stop drinking is one of the most sobering, life-changing thoughts you can have. Recovery from alcohol addiction starts with this reflection. What comes next may be some of the hardest work you do in your life. But, without [...]
Dealing with Parental Guilt over Loved One’s Addiction
Parents with children suffering from addiction often wonder, “Am I to blame for my loved one's addiction?” One of the most painful, trying challenges in life is enduring a child’s addiction. Instinctively, parents feel compelled to take responsibility for their child’s actions. It’s common for [...]
How to Talk to an Alcoholic: 5 Communication Tips
You’ve started to notice more and more beer cans and wine bottles in the trash. Your loved one spends most nights out on the town bar hopping and coming home smelling like alcohol. At first, they used to try to hide their drinking and play [...]
What to Look for in a Drug Addiction Treatment Center: Staff
You know your loved one’s drug or alcohol use is more than recreational and they need help. As you start researching rehab centers, your goal is to find the right place where your loved one will be in good hands. After all, the more caring [...]
Why Holistic Addiction Treatment Is More Effective Than Ever
Addiction is something that affects a person’s mind, body and spirit and the very definition of the word ‘holistic’ implies that these are intimately interconnected and explicable only by referencing the whole. This has become a popular belief in alcohol rehab centers and drug detox [...]
How Adderall Abuse Can Lead to Harder Drugs and Addiction
Adderall is a prescription drug that is mainly used for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (or ADHD) along with other conditions that cause severe lack of alertness such as narcolepsy. Because Adderall contains amphetamine and dextroamphetamine, it not only increases attention and focus [...]
So, You Made It Through the Holidays. Now What?
For people in recovery from addiction who have successfully passed through the holidays without relapse, there is much to feel positive about. For those who have succumbed to cravings only to recognize their mistake and adjust their behavior in the midst of the festivities, again, [...]
How a Serene and Secluded Environment Can Benefit Drug Rehabilitation
For many people with addiction issues, the prospect of entering into treatment can be daunting. There are still many widely held misconceptions about detox and rehab that can deter the people most in need of treatment from reaching out for help. […]
The Benefits of Equine Therapy in Heroin Addiction Recovery
As we have become better informed about the area of addiction, more therapy options have become available to patients seeking heroin addiction treatment. Some of these therapies are known as experiential, which are a range of interventions designed to focus patients on actual involvement, engagement, [...]
How Is Cocaine Addiction Most Effectively Treated?
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIHA), cocaine amounts for more than 6% of admissions to addiction treatment facilities each year, with the majority of those people seeking treatment using the drug by smoking it in crack form. In many cases, people who [...]
The Importance of Individualized Care in Drug Addiction Treatment
There is no one simple solution when it comes to addiction treatment and effective drug rehab requires a complete understanding of the complexities surrounding an individual’s need to use. Individualized drug addiction treatment is essential for the demanding challenges a person faces when they enter [...]
Dealing With the Stigma Surrounding Alcoholism
The biggest obstacle to people with alcoholism getting the treatment they need is the social stigma surrounding the disease. According to research, nine out of ten people with addiction issues reported experiencing discrimination at some point in their lives and although our understanding of the [...]
