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Addiction Treatment “Step-Down” Process
February 20th, 2017Nearly everything in life comes in phases–a person doesn’t normally earn a million dollars overnight. Someone just graduated from college might see a more seasoned professional, and wonder “how in world do they have the nice things they do?” They got there in phases. Addiction treatment can work in a similar way through a “step-down” […]
Dual Diagnosis: Histrionic Personality Disorder and Addiction
February 14th, 2017“About a third of all people experiencing mental illnesses and about half of people living with severe mental illnesses also experience substance abuse,” according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). When two disorders occur together, this occurrence is called a dual diagnosis. Dual diagnoses require appropriate recognition of the conditions and adequate treatment […]
Substance Abuse And Self-Harm
February 10th, 2017Recent studies reported in an article by the U.S. National Library of Medicine explain that self-harm may affect between one-third and one-half of all adolescents. Of those affected, 70 percent attempted suicide at least once, while 55 percent attempted suicide more than once. Substance abuse may pose a dangerous risk for self-harm, as the effects […]
List Of All Opioids In The United States
February 9th, 2017How does opioid abuse affect our nation? The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) explains that, “the abuse of and addiction to opioids such as heroin, morphine, and prescription pain relievers is a serious global problem that affects the health, social, and economic welfare of all societies.” The amount of people who abuse opioids worldwide […]
New Drug Craze: Snorting Cocoa (Chocolate) Instead Of Cocaine
February 6th, 2017In the day and age of designer drugs, you may be surprised to know that one of the newest trends sweeping Europe and making its way to America is not a drug. Instead, it is a substance that a vast amount of Americans have many times, and legally, already ingested: cocoa (the main ingredient of […]
Matrix Model Of Addiction Treatment
January 31st, 2017Supported By Research And Top Governmental Agencies The CSAT Methamphetamine Treatment Project, a multi-site comparison of the Matrix Model against treatment-as-usual (TAU), sought to examine methamphetamine (MA) abuse in eight community outpatient settings located within California, Montana, and Hawaii. Study findings note that “In the overall sample, and in the majority of sites, those who […]
The Dangers Of Sniffing And Snorting Drugs (Insufflation)
January 30th, 2017What Are Inhalants? Inhalants are typically everyday household, industrial, or medical chemicals that are used in the manner of a drug, either inhaled orally, or nasally, through sniffing. Examples include gasoline, lighter fluid, hair spray, paint thinners, degreasers, cleaning fluid, and “laughing gas” or nitrous oxide. When an individual sniffs these drugs, they may do […]
Stopping The Revolving Door Syndrome Of Drug And Alcohol Rehab
January 24th, 2017Relapse rates are difficult to pinpoint, due to the fact that there exists no standard measure for rehabilitation success and failure. Some treatment facilities, for example, measure only the program completion rates for clients (producing, in some instances, success rates of 100 percent). Others measure the sobriety of program graduates for only short periods of […]
Impulse Control Disorder (ICD) and Substance Abuse
January 23rd, 2017Impulse control disorders (ICDs) and substance abuse are linked in two primary ways. First, ICDs—or behavioral addictions—share many characteristics with substance-abuse traits, according to the National Center for Biotechnology Information. Some of these commonalities include: Phenomenology, referring to “urges,” cravings, intoxication (getting “high”), and withdrawal. Natural history, or a person’s chronic behavior or substance use, […]
How Much Does A Drug And/Or Alcohol Intervention Cost
January 18th, 2017In the long term, a drug or alcohol addiction is costly on many levels. A person’s brain and body suffer immensely, and from a financial perspective, most addictions accrue great expense over time. From the actual cost of the drug of abuse to the way the addiction impacts a person’s life, the financial obligations associated […]
Common Activities At An Inpatient Drug Rehab Center
January 11th, 2017Understanding The Purpose Of Treatment Again, this is a subject many people may partially understand or have a preconceived notion on, however, there is yet a greater depth beyond the answer most may come to. While most may correctly state sobriety, what they may fail to comprehend, in whole, is the exact journey to a […]
Why Residential Addiction Treatment Programs Are Better Than Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP)
January 3rd, 2017With more people seeking treatment for substance abuse every year, new forms of treatment are emerging all the time. One type of treatment that has recently taken hold is intensive outpatient programs, or IOPs, which allow participants to recover from home with minimal monitorization each week. This method contrasts with the traditional treatment first developed […]
