There are numerous short- and long-term effects of meth use that impact all aspects of a person’s life and the lives of the people around the addict. The drug causes damage that is often irreversible. The problem of meth addiction continues to grow in the United States. According to a NIDA survey, it is estimated…
Though there are a number of professions that come with high rates of drug abuse and addiction, some of the highest risk jobs or industries include: Health care professionals. With easy access to prescription painkillers, benzodiazepines, and a number of drugs used for anesthesia, it can be difficult to withstand the temptation to use these…
There are alternatives to 12-step programs, but finding one with a similar success rate is the challenge. Let’s examine some addiction treatment options. First, let’s talk about the growing problem of addiction: The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) reports that more than 20 million American adults (aged 12 and older) struggle with…
Addiction is a lifelong disease and learning ways to stay sober can help you stay on the winning side of this battle. While going to an addiction treatment center and setting yourself up with an aftercare program such as a sober living home is a great way to put yourself in a good position to…
Whether stress stems from a single isolated event or an ongoing issue, this is simply your body’s natural response to external changes and unfortunately there is a connection between stress and addiction. The changes or events that trigger stress are not just limited to negative changes. Going away to college or getting married are both…
MAT (medication-assisted treatment) is delivered in combination with psychotherapies and counseling to provide a holistic approach to treating substance use disorder or alcohol use disorder. Medication-assisted treatment doesn’t substitute one addiction for another, and the medications used are all approved by the FDA. All addiction treatment can make…
What’s the Difference Between a PHP and an IOP? Partial hospitalization programs and intensive outpatient programs are essentially the same type of outpatient treatment. The difference comes in the time commitment required. Despite the name, an intensive outpatient program is not the more demanding of the two programs. You typically attend sessions for two or…
There are countless benefits of sobriety related to physical, psychological, and even emotional health that people will experience once they are able to put down the bottle or stop using their drug of choice. Addiction isn’t an easy thing to overcome. It is a disease and just like all diseases, it is best to seek…
Learning how to deal with addiction cravings will help streamline your recovery. Cravings come about after prolonged and habitual substance abuse. You can find cravings striking after months or even years of abstinence. That said, there are addiction treatment programs and California rehabs that have robust aftercare programs and sober living facilities in place to…
The Stages of Addiction The use of alcohol and other drugs is a topic that has been studied by many experts over many, many decades in an effort to identify the stages of addiction. Over the years, some clear patterns have emerged and while the individual’s level of use and the dysfunction experienced as a…