Wrapping up Our Time Together: Ending Ones Time in a Support Group

Group of young people during psychotherapy, horizontal Contributor: Crystal Karges, MS, RDN, IBCLC, Special Projects Coordinator at Eating Disorder Hope/Addiction Hope If you have been in recovery from addiction, you have likely crossed paths with many individuals who have been an integral part of your journey. The common bond that unites recovering addicts is often the hope for recovery, empathy for the [...]
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Relapse Prevention for Individuals Suffering from Dual Diagnosis

Written by Seven Hills Hospital clinical team member, Erica Smith, MA, NCC Struggling with an addiction to drugs or alcohol can elicit countless obstacles to an individual’s existence. When an addiction to a substance has developed, it will ultimately begin to consume a person’s every waking thought, resulting in that person suddenly placing things that [...]
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Famous Individuals Who Have Successfully Recovered From Addiction

Written by Red River Hospital clinical content team member, Hugh C. McBride, BA In addition to the signs of spring that slowly began to emerge after a long, cold, winter, April 2015 featured two other much-anticipated returns: Major League Baseball and “Mad Men.” But as legions of sports fans and TV aficionados eagerly prepared for [...]
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All About Bio Feedback

Contributed By: Chris Gallant, BA, is the co-owner and developer of the concept in Biosound therapy, and Rick Froilan-Davila ACSW, Ph.D is a Full Professor at Springfield College, Tampa Bay Campus and a Behavioral Health consultant with Biosound Technologies. Not only is biofeedback extremely relaxing, it’s a practice that can be taught by a licensed [...]
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Narcotics Anonymous: Facts About the Group

Contributor: Crystal Karges, MS, RDN, IBCLC, Special Projects Coordinator at Eating Disorder Hope/Addiction Hope For countless individuals across the country, experiencing physical pain is a reality that is dealt with on a daily basis. A common method of effectively treating physical ailments and pain is through the use of narcotic medications. Narcotics are a type [...]
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