Contributor: Staff of Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center Addiction and substance use disorders are sadly stigmatized in a manner that overlooks countless individuals who may be struggling with these potentially fatal diseases. The reality is that addiction can affect a person regardless of their age, sex, gender, socioeconomic status, culture, ethnicity, religion, and other factors. [...]
Contributor: Melissa O’Neill, LCSW, Director of Clinical Operations at Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center The face of business owners and entrepreneurs is a rapidly changing landscape, with more women venturing into the field of business and enterprise today than ever before. So, why are female entrepreneurs experiencing more addiction and substance use disorders? According to [...]
The fact that around 100 million people in the United States suffer from pain, warrants the dire need for an adequate treatment of pain to be a prioritized` health concern for the nation. In an attempt to enhance pain treatment, medical professionals significantly increased the prescriptions of opioids. As a result, there has been a [...]
Contributor: Marissa Hatcher, MSW, CADC, Timberline Knolls Addictions Program Coordinator Whether you just discharged from addiction treatment or have been sober for some time, stepping back into the world of academia can seem rather daunting especially when maintaining sobriety on campus. For someone in recovery, going to school may not seem to be an option [...]
A study from Saint Louis University suggested that long-term or chronic use of opioid painkillers significantly increases the risks of major depression. Medical records of about 50,000 veterans were analyzed who were given opioid painkillers for the first time in their life and had no history of depression. It was concluded that patients who, over [...]
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