Addiction affects the brain in many different ways, and understanding the effects of drugs on the brain can help you better gauge the risks you’re taking when abusing substances. Whether you’re using alcohol, opioids, stimulants, sedatives, or nicotine, these compounds enter your brain and your bloodstream. As soon as this substance has entered your brain,…
If you think of drug addiction and the most dangerous drugs, you’ll typically bring substances like cocaine, heroin, and meth to mind. The truth is, most drug abusers don’t fall into this category. Instead, the most commonly abused substances according to NIDA (National Institute on Drug Abuse) are prescription pills and OTC medications. After this…
Drugs like ecstasy, MDMA, and more can all prove to be problematic, luckily, there are treatment options and California rehab for club drugs to help people who have fallen victim to substance abuse problems. The District is an addiction treatment service that specializes in sober living facilities as well as outpatient treatment programs like Orange…
PTSD and substance abuse are often overlapping disorders that will only exacerbate one another. Let’s take a closer look at this overlap. NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) reports that 9.5 million adults in the US experienced substance use disorder with a co-occurring mental health disorder in 2019. Those diagnosed with PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder)…
According to NAMI data, 9.2 million people in the United States have a dual diagnosis, but what is dual diagnosis? If you find yourself searching online for things like “what is dual diagnosis co-occurrence” then maybe it is best to get a quick summary of what a dual diagnosis actually is, how it can help…
If you or a loved one is abusing drink or drugs or dealing with substance abuse and you’re ready to commit to recovery, you’ll be faced with many options for addiction treatment. Partial hospitalization programs are one of the levels of care that may be able to help you. Learning about the many benefits of…
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…
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…