Addiction Recovery Methods & Support Articles and Resources

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Getting Professional Help in 2017

Man struggling with how COVID-19 has affected his mental health As a pastor, I do a lot of weddings and I totally love it! Come on, what could be better than two young people, in love, planning the rest of their lives together? But what I find deeply troubling and discouraging is that the average wedding costs between 10-15k, has hours of energy, planning and [...]
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Effectiveness of Neurofeedback for Addiction Recovery

Woman sitting by the sea with opioid addiction Neurofeedback is a type of therapy where treatment normalizes the alpha and theta brain waves which are disrupted by substance abuse. In neurofeedback, patients learn to change their brain wave patterns which can increase relaxation and reduce stress. Neurofeedback training can help teach a patient to self sooth by connecting to the rational regions of [...]
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How to Support a College Student Addicted to Drugs

College Student struggling with addiction to vaping Contributor: Megan Wilson, BS, CADC, Timberline Knolls Residential Center Once you have awareness and acceptance that you have a college student addicted to drugs, you may feel helpless as to understanding how to support them. Support can be approached in different ways according to their own awareness and acceptance of their substance-use problem. Both loved [...]
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Social Media on College Campuses and Addiction

Woman Researching Substance Abuse Treatment Options for Parolees After Prison On Her Smartphone When the University of Maryland researchers looked at students abstaining from media, students reported in the same terms as associated with drug and alcohol addictions, withdrawal symptoms, intense cravings, significant anxiety and antsy feeling. Students reported thoughts in ‘vivid detail,’ anxiety attacks, and depression [1, 2]. Students reported that they were unwilling and unable to [...]
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Rebuilding Trust With Family Members When Finances Have Been Exploited

Man looking up 21.5 million Americans have a substance used disorder, applies to people 12 years of age and older, according to the American Society of Addiction Medicine [5]. Of this number 1.9 million people have developed an addiction to prescription pain medications and 23% use opioids and 17.3 million Americans are abusing alcohol [5]. With this many [...]
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