7 Tips to Avoid Drug Relapse After Recovery
The choice to confront your addiction is a big one because the recovery journey is made up of tons of little decisions in the right [...]
Breaking Down What a Partial Hospitalization Program is
An alternative to full-time inpatient care, partial hospitalization programs (PHP) are typically Monday through Friday for approximately six hours per day, for a set number [...]
How Does Drug Addiction Affect Relationships?
Drug addiction often impacts more than just the person struggling with the disease - in addition, their friends, family, coworkers and partners can also feel [...]
How Does Medication-Assisted Treatment Benefit Residential Treatment Patients?
Medication-assisted treatment (MAT) is a substance addiction treatment modality that utilizes both medication and counseling. Most notably, MAT is a common and effective approach to [...]
Understanding the Causes of Drug Addiction
Just as there is no single motivating factor behind drug use, so too is there no one reason why drug usage habits can become addiction. [...]
What is Residential Mental Health Treatment?
The field of counseling and mental healthcare is full of different phrases and terminologies used to describe various conditions, treatments and the like. One such [...]
Is Drug Addiction a Choice?
No one ever makes the conscious decision to become addicted to anything. Through a series of events, whether it’s early exposure to drugs as a [...]
Growing in Confidence During & After Recovery
“The speed of your success is limited only by your dedication and what you’re willing to sacrifice.” - Nathan W. Morris No one will tell [...]
Understanding Your Role in a Family Member’s Substance Abuse Battle
When one of your family members is struggling with substance abuse, you might feel useless, helpless and even confused by the situation. You might not [...]
How to Embrace Challenges to Mental Health, and Live to Thrive
2020 was a tough year for everyone. There’s no hiding the fact that the COVID-19 pandemic increased stressors that were already present, and brought up [...]
Outpatient Group Therapy: Adopting Skills for Long-Term Recovery
Sustained recovery isn’t easy. Every day can be a battle when both your mind and your body are craving drugs and alcohol, and triggers seem [...]
MAT Offers Freedom From Substance Addiction
Drugs and alcohol are classified as dangerous substances for many reasons, one of the most notable being the way they hijack and rewire the brain. [...]