Many individuals who struggle with addiction choose to relocate for addiction treatment due to their environments, workplace pressures, and community stressors [1]. Addictions affect the part of the brain that drives the formation of recollection and memories, impulse control and delayed gratification tolerances, emotional functioning, and stress tolerance [1]. When considering this, the idea of [...]
Research confirms that problems regarding alcohol and drugs continue to inhibit live of student at college campuses. The study on college drug use statistics, "Wasting the Best and the Brightest: Substance Abuse at America's Colleges and Universities," showed 49 percent, or 3.8 million college students, abusing drugs, engaging in binge drinking, or doing both. In [...]
“The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance,” Aristotle once very aptly phrased. This sums up the perspective that art therapy aims to provide patients battling addiction. Despite limited research, several case studies have proven this treatment modality helpful for patients in resolving conflicts, minimizing stress, [...]
When Sophie is overwhelmed she rushes things, engages more, and tries to take control. Eventually she runs out of steam and collapses in a puddle of frustrated tears knowing that everything is going to come crashing down. When Eve is overwhelmed she turns it off, goes numb, stops and avoids everything around her. Eventually she [...]
Contributor: Nikki Baker, Content Writer at JourneyPure. “I have a problem,” you say to yourself. It’s a brave and scary thing to admit that your drug addiction is beyond your control. That this addiction is taking over your life, isolating you from friends and family. You’ve come to realize you are now a shell of [...]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.