Archive: Addiction Treatment Types, Blog, Detox
The Best Drug Detox Methods – Which is Right for You?
October 22nd, 2013What Types of Detoxes are Available? Natural Detox Natural detoxification can either take place in your rehabilitation program or within your own home. The name says it all: it’s detox without any prescribed drugs or medical procedures. This option relies on natural ways of ridding your body of the unwanted substances drugs and alcohol left […]
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Addiction – What You Need to Know
October 18th, 2013The phrase dual-diagnosis gets thrown around a lot on RehabCenter.net, often times in the context of which rehabilitation facilities offer such a service. Essentially, dual-diagnosis is the ability to diagnose and treat two issues at once when they co-occur together. This happening is often referred to as comorbidity. When people develop addictions they can also […]
The Five Step Guide to Detoxifying Your Body From Drugs and Alcohol
September 9th, 2013The prolonged use of alcohol and drugs causes toxins to build up in your body and negatively affect your health. Toxins, such as ethanol from alcohol, harm your bodily organs, tissues, and other systems, resulting in an array of health problems. The good news is that your body is structured to heal itself and naturally […]
ADHD Study Drugs Don’t Improve Grades, New Study Shows
August 15th, 2013Attention-deficit disorder (ADD) and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) drugs are becoming increasingly common. However, they are not only being prescribed legally for kids and young adults who have these disorders, but are being used illegally by college students as a crutch in studying for exams. Over a period of 11 years, the National Bureau of […]
How to Talk to Your Teen About Drugs and Drug Addiction
June 5th, 2013Engage Your Teen in Conversation Don’t ask questions that can get yes or no answers. Instead, ask specific questions that require more than “it’s fine” as an answer. This forces your teen to stop and think. Then it invites an actual conversation between the two of you. The more practice you have conversing with one […]
Substance Abuse and Mental Illness: Challenges and Treatment
May 19th, 2013Substance Abuse and Mental Illness Often Occur Together—Why Is That? When two illnesses occur together, such as substance abuse and mental illness, it’s called comorbidity. There are many explanations for why an addiction may cause a mental illness, or why two illnesses coexist in one afflicted person. About 60% of substance abusers suffer from a […]
