Will My Treatment Center Have a Detox Program? Contrary to popular belief, the journey to recovery does not begin at a drug treatment center: it starts with a detox program. Recent times have seen most inpatient treatment centers to hold a detoxification period almost a prerequisite for potential clients who wish to enter treatment. This [...]
It’s likely you’ve seen the nation’s opioid epidemic in the news lately, as opioid use, use disorder, and overdose has vastly increased in the past several years. [1, 2, 3, 4, 6] The rate of women’s and pregnant women’s use and misuse of opioids have paralleled this increase. [4, 5, 6] Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) [...]
Why Loneliness & Isolation Contribute to Substance Abuse It is estimated that 42.6 million adults over the age of 45 suffer from chronic loneliness according to a study by AARP [1]. Included in the findings, more than a quarter of U.S. adults live alone, and more than half the population are unmarried. Increased social isolation [...]
Losing A Spouse and Finding Comfort in Alcohol Losing a loved one is difficult. Almost more difficult than words can say. Learning to cope with the loss of your life partner is something that requires support, time, and patience. Grief and Depression Often, after losing a spouse, the surviving widow or widower will experience significant [...]
Achieving Substance Use Recovery While Incarcerated It seems as if prison would be the perfect place to recover from a substance use disorder. After all, there’s no way to obtain drugs or alcohol, right? Unfortunately, this isn’t the case. Of the 2.3 million inmates in United States prisons, 1.5 million met the criteria for a [...]MEDICAL ADVICE DISCLAIMER: The service, and any information contained on the website or provided through the service, is provided for informational purposes only. The information contained on or provided through this service is intended for general consumer understanding and education and not as a substitute for medical or psychological advice, diagnosis, or treatment. All information provided on the website is presented as is without any warranty of any kind, and expressly excludes any warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.