June 29, 2016
The first year of recovery is often full of support, re-creating yourself, and many milestones to celebrate your hard work staying sober. But after this first year what are the best ways to ke…
June 27, 2016
The three most popular drugs currently on the market for opiate addiction (prevention, and management) are Suboxone, Subutex, and Vivitrol; Methadone is still around too, but is no longer the…
June 25, 2016
Aside from those doctors that specialize in addiction medicine or addiction psychiatry, they are not required to undergo training in substance abuse diagnosis, or treatment for the disease of…
June 22, 2016
As substance abuse has become more common, and alcohol/ drug addiction is seen more and more as a mental disorder, a wider number of insurance companies have made limitations on coverage for t…
June 20, 2016
Drug makers have found a way to create synthetic fentanyl, and add it to heroin being sold on the streets of Utah. The narcotics department has reported that local dealers are trying to increa…
June 18, 2016
Mindful meditation is an important, but often overlooked addiction recovery tool. It can greatly aid addicts in all stages of their recovery. It has proven very useful in the early months of r…
June 15, 2016
One of the most overlooked aspects in addiction recovery is nutrition, and more importantly malnutrition. Most alcoholics and addicts arrive to residential treatment completely deprived of nut…
June 14, 2016
Drug addiction is equally devastating for both men and women. Studies from the 1980’s and 1990’s compared men and women and addiction patterns. It showed that overall drug addictio…
June 12, 2016
The first 12-step program, Alcoholics Anonymous is a guide on how to do life, and especially when you deal with the chronic, and life-threatening disease of addiction? Many alcoholics and addi…
June 9, 2016
It is reported that 60 percent of people who suffer from drug and alcohol addiction will experience a relapse at some point during their life. This statistic brings fear to alcoholics/ addicts…
June 5, 2016
There lies a difference between alcohol abuse, and alcoholism, also referred to as alcohol dependence. Both are unhealthy, unsafe, and problematic ways of using alcohol; often time’s alc…
June 1, 2016
Group therapy is a vital component in any comprehensive addiction treatment program. It offers clients the ability to access support and encouragement from the community surrounding them in a…
