Depression is a mood disorder characterized by feelings of sadness, anger, and loss that disrupt everyday activities. According to CDC data, roughly 8% of adult Americans suffer from a major depressive incident during any given fortnight. People tend to have very different experiences of depression, but regardless of the specifics, constants include problems at work,…
With an estimated 40 million Americans suffering from an anxiety disorder and over 20 million diagnosed with substance use disorder, both anxiety and addiction are widespread. The conditions are also inextricably linked. ADDA (Anxiety and Depression Association of America) data shows that 20% of Americans with an anxiety disorder or mood disorder also have a…
Acamprosate – sometimes referred to by its brand name Campral – is one of the three medications the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approves for the treatment of alcohol use disorder. It is one of the most popular medications for treating ethanol alcohol abuse, in the United States and worldwide. Most other treatments for alcohol…
The 12 Step Recovery Program List of Steps One cannot talk about recovery without discussion about the 12 Step Program. Even casual observers are familiar with the term. In essence, it is a set of tenets and guidelines to help move people through the process of recovery. In case you’re curious, here are the 12…
What are the Benefits of Men’s Alcohol Rehab? Gender-specific issues surrounding substance abuse mean that gender-specific treatment programs are suitable for many people grappling with addiction. Men and women abuse different drugs, and they also use substances for different reasons. Resultantly, the sexes often enter treatment programs at different stages of addiction. In general, women…
What Are The Benefits of Gender-Specific Treatment? For years, addiction research was focused exclusively on the way drugs and alcohol affect men. Studies only involved male participants. In many ways, this led to women facing certain issues in addiction recovery that were not amply provided for. Treatment programs were not originally prepared to suit or…
Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is a form of psychotherapy or talk therapy. By engaging with CBT, you can learn to identify the destructive thought patterns that can result in poor behaviors like substance abuse and alcohol abuse. You’ll then challenge these thoughts, and you’ll replace them with more realistic, objective thoughts. Ideally, this will lead to…
Opioids and opiates have ravaged the United States for decades. Today, we’ll be highlighting the most effective, evidence-based approach to opiate addiction treatment. In 2017, the year when the opioid epidemic was declared a national emergency, 1.7 million people in the US reported a substance use disorder related to prescription opioid painkillers. Over 650,000 reported…
If you have a severe addiction to drink or drugs, intensive outpatient treatment is likely not the most effective solution. Instead, you should at least consider the option of residential rehab, assuming this is practical and affordable for you. For anyone easily influenced by friends and peers still drinking or using drugs, the clean break…
Alcohol abuse and drug addiction impact men and women in different ways. As a result, men and women benefit from different approaches to drug rehab, and there are also many benefits to single-sex addiction treatment in general. Substance abuse and alcohol abuse prevail among many young, broken men’s lives and so the need for a…