Category: Addiction

Residential Treatment – Pros & Cons of Leaving Loved Ones

Couple talking Residential treatment is extremely beneficial for substance and addiction treatment. There are many benefits and challenges to being away from loved ones while getting treatment for your addiction. Benefits of Residential Treatment Inpatient treatment ranges in length of stay depending on the severity of the addiction. This type of treatment can give you the ability [...]
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Why It’s Not Too Late to Get Help for Your Heroin Addiction

Woman in hat struggling with Mixing Cold Medications with Prescription Drugs Getting help for your heroin addiction is a healthy step. It is never too late to seek treatment and recover. Regardless of age, duration of addiction, or what substances you have been on, it is possible to seek treatment and start your sobriety. What Treatment to Seek When looking at types of treatment, it is [...]
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Addicted to Painkillers – Can I Wean Myself Off OxyContin?

Aging Man with Oxycontin addiction OxyContin is a drug that is typically used for pain management and relief with moderate or severe pain. Since its introduction to the U.S. in the 1930s, most individuals prescribed this report it working better than any other prescription pain medication [1]. With this painkiller, it is also easy to build tolerance and become addicted. [...]
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How to Recognize Opioid Abuse in Loved Ones

Friends discussing opioid abuse in loved ones Contributor: Megan Wilson, BS, CADC, Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center You may be concerned about opioid abuse in loved ones. Examples of opioids are heroin, morphine, codeine, and other prescription pain medications. These substances come in several different forms and can be used orally, intravenously, smoked, or snorted. Opioids could be obtained by a prescription [...]
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Military Spouses, Overwhelmed and Coping with Alcohol

Military wife and their child Being married to the military can be a difficult journey for many spouses. It typically entails moving every 2-3 years, starting over with friends, schools, and jobs. It can mean multiple deployments a year with the spouse and children left at home for 3, 6, or 12 months at a time. For many army wives [...]
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