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Nurses And Addiction: A Quiet Epidemic
August 24th, 2016The Statistics Show The Severity Statistics indicate that drug use in nurses could be high enough to be consistent with the national average. According to statistics, the highest estimate suggests that 10 to 15 percent of all nurses misuse drugs or alcohol. This equates to upwards of 300,000 nurses across the country who are likely […]
Signs Your Loved One Is Doctor Shopping
August 15th, 2016Drug addiction does not only involve illegal drugs like cocaine or heroin; today, countless people abuse prescription drugs. According to an infographic on the National Institute on Drug Abuse’s website, titled Popping Pills: The Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic in America, 52 million Americans age 12 and older have abused prescription drugs in their lifetime. Prescription […]
Life Skills Therapy In Addiction Treatment
August 12th, 2016Addiction is a disease that can impact various aspects of a person’s life. Alongside evidence-based treatment methods, the activities in life skills therapy may help patients with the recovery process. Understanding Life Skills Therapy Life skills therapy is the process of teaching a person how to live their life self-sufficiently and independently. In its most […]
My College Student Child Is Addicted To Drugs And Alcohol. What Should I Do?
August 10th, 2016As a parent, it can be hard to let your child go with the knowledge that their life will continue to exist outside of the sphere of your influence. You want to be able to help your child and support them when life gets tough, and it can be very difficult to have a physical, […]
Alternative Pain Management Techniques
August 9th, 2016People who have never suffered from addiction rarely stop to think about how painful it is for those it affects. Addiction causes a variety of physical pains that make life difficult and which, sadly enough, often compel people to continue using substances. This creates a cycle that makes quitting nearly impossible for many people and […]
Eating Healthy In Recovery From Addiction
August 8th, 2016An Addiction Depletes And Damages Your Body And Mind Substance abuse or addiction and health are inversely related. As a person’s substance abuse increases, and as addiction takes hold, their body’s physical state of wellness decreases. On top of the fact that a person may not be deriving key components that their body needs from […]
Can I Get My Own Room In A Drug Rehab Center?
August 5th, 2016If you’re in the process of choosing a rehabilitation center for addiction for either yourself or a loved one, chances are you have a lot of questions. Coming to terms with an addiction can be a very overwhelming and at times stressful process. Recognizing that you or your loved one suffers from an addiction is […]
Dual Diagnosis: Asperger’s And Addiction
August 4th, 2016The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) tells us that Asperger Syndrome (AS) is a developmental disorder and an Autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The American Psychiatric Association (APA) defines an ASD as “a complex developmental disorder that can cause problems with thinking, feeling, language and the ability to relate to others. It is […]
Convincing A “Functional Alcoholic” To Go To Rehab
August 2nd, 2016Proper and safe alcohol use is often a socially acceptable way to have fun. However, many people in this situation develop what is referred to by many as “high functioning” alcoholism. People who commonly are thought to be high functioning in their addiction are often successful people who have slowly developed alcoholism and have adapted […]
Treating Addiction With Motivational Interviewing (MI) And Life Skills Therapy
August 1st, 2016Drugs, The Brain, And Behavior National Institute on Drug Abuse states that addiction has nothing to do with willpower or choice. As scientific research of drug addiction progresses, it is being confirmed that addiction is a disease that affects both the brain and someone’s behavior. Addiction changes the functions and responses of the brain that […]
What Makes A Luxury Drug And Alcohol Treatment Center Unique
July 28th, 2016A drug or alcohol addiction wreaks havoc on your life, unsettling your mental, emotional, and physical states, leaving you overwhelmed, without balance, and in danger of suffering severe damage to both your body and mind. Today, there exists many different styles and approaches to rehabilitation, one of which is centered around offering individuals a luxurious […]
Symptoms Of A Speed Addiction
July 27th, 2016Speed is a Schedule II stimulant that impacts the central nervous system and carries a very high potential for abuse and addiction. It is considered to be more potent than amphetamines, its precursor, because more of the drug is able to transcend the blood brain barrier and get into a person’s brain. The 2012 National […]
