For numerous individuals, inpatient addiction treatment services are their best shot at effectively battling addiction and living a healthy life. According to estimates by Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), almost 23.5 million Americans struggle with addiction of some kind. However, out of these struggling individuals, only 10 percent receive the treatment they require [...]
Screening for alcohol and/or drug abuse is crucial to the prevention or timely intervention of addiction. Individuals who are at a greater susceptibility of developing a substance use disorder can benefit from the identification of initial warning signs, which could be enough to dissuade them from negative behavioral tendencies. For those who have already developed [...]
No single treatment is right for everyone. Addiction is complex, but treatable. It is a disease that can affect brain function and behavior. Part of a treatment plan effectiveness is about the individual's ability to incorporate what they learn into life after treatment [3, 5]. Keeping in mind a person's values, age, gender, ethnicity, and [...]
Active addicts have a heightened risk of contracting and transmitting Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), and drug abuse often worsens the symptoms of an existing infection. A study by CDC in 2015 revealed that 6 percent of 39,513 individuals diagnosed with HIV injected drugs, whereas another 3 percent engaged in male-to-male sexual intercourse and injected drugs. [...]
Contributor: Megan Wilson, BS, CADC, Timberline Knolls Residential Center As lawmakers, advocates, and family members continue to highlight the devastating heroin epidemic in America, greater awareness is being drawn to this crisis impacting millions. But, is there a connection between heroin addiction and OCD which is a co-occurring issue? According to the Center for Behavioral [...]
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