Contributor: Wilmington Treatment Center clinical content team member Kathryn Taylor, MA, LPC/MHSP Addiction recovery requires a series of steps of lifestyle renovation that require both dedication and determination. Anxiety, however, can take each or any of the necessary steps of lifestyle change and add onto them an enormous emotional burden. The range of worries that [...]
Contributed by The Camp Recovery Center clinical team member Kathryn Taylor, MA, LPC/MHSP. Everyone has bad times, and the recovery course from addiction is sure to bring some tough challenges that might put even the most determined of individuals into a down mood here and there. For some, these moods are more than passing phases. In [...]
Contributed by Staff Writer for Addiction Hope and Eating Disorder Hope. Substance use continues to be a public health epidemic internationally. In the United States, approximately 4 million families are affected by addiction [1]. In Canada during any given year, 1 in 5 Canadians experience an addiction or mental illness issue [2]. Because trends in [...]
Contributed by Jennifer Tokar, CCAC, writer for Addiction Hope. The process of weaning off sleeping medications should never be done without the aid and support of a medical professional, whether prescribed by a doctor or otherwise. A person wishing to wean themselves from this medication should first speak with a medical professional and follow his [...]
Negative behavioral patterns may be increasingly observed in teenage boys, often putting parents and guardians in a position of helplessness, fear and being overwhelmed when it comes to learning how to effectively address these behaviors. Teenage boys who exemplify behaviors such as physical aggression, abusive acting out, verbal destruction, etc. can labeled as "bad," or [...]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.