October 27, 2016
If you’re someone who has traditionally leaned on alcohol and or drugs to get through the Holidays, you’re not alone; the alcohol industry makes a quarter of all its sales, and acc…
October 25, 2016
The United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced several weeks ago that it intends to halt Kratom’s unrestricted availability in this country, citing an “imminent…
October 23, 2016
Work is stressful, even if you are not a heart surgeon saving lives, or a defense attorney keeping people out of prison, it is stressful and about 75 percent of our lives in America. Stress th…
October 20, 2016
To addiction treatment providers, it matters little whether or not marijuana is legal or illegal. The drugs that people use and abuse are based largely on social norms, not legal status. When…
October 18, 2016
What is a cross addiction? When an individual begins recovery from one addictive behavior, but may not be fully addressing the underlying issues causing the need to engage in the destructive b…
October 16, 2016
Recovery is a beautiful process of learning, growth, and healing. September was National Recovery Month, so we had a whole month to reflect on the process itself. While the term “recover…
October 12, 2016
New research is proving how new relationships and love mimics the “rush” of using illicit drugs such as crack cocaine, and why getting into a relationship too early in your recover…
October 10, 2016
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) is an effective combination of cognitive and behavioral therapies. The goal of DBT is to transform negative thinking patterns and destructive behaviors int…
October 8, 2016
“Nearly one person dies in Utah every day of the year due to prescription drug overdose.” When it comes to drug abuse in Utah, officials are hoping policymakers and residents agree…
October 5, 2016
In response to the East Liverpool Police Department posting a photo of parents who had OD’d with a child in the back seat of the car, claiming it was the other side of addiction that the…
October 3, 2016
The University Of Utah has some emerging scientific studies going on around the fundamentals of addiction, specifically on how we approach and treat it. There is discussion going on that addic…
