Drug & Alcohol Rehab Blog
Risks of Trying to Treat Substance Abuse On Your Own
You may be wondering why your loved one doesn’t just stop with the substance abuse. The problem with this type of conversation is that the speaker lacks an understanding of the very nature of the situation. Drug addicts need professional help to successfully defeat...
Useful Coping Tips To Help You Avoid Alcohol
You've successfully gone through the detox process and you've completed your alcohol rehab treatment. Congratulations! You're now on the road to a lasting recovery. You should be aware, however, that obstacles and temptations will show up along the way on the road....
How Nutrition and Exercise Can Help Repair Damage Done By Substance Abuse
All too frequently, drug and alcohol treatment facilities overlook the importance of diet and exercise in the overall treatment of addiction. This is often the case because the duration of a typical stay in rehab doesn't always afford the time to prioritize these...
Has Your Casual Drinking Become an Alcohol Addiction Problem?
Perhaps you’ve always enjoyed drinking alcohol, but lately, it seems to be more about escaping from stress, alone, than sipping vodka tonics with friends on a Friday night. If you think that you may be addicted to alcohol, or that it is assuming a larger presence in...
5 Tips for Getting Your Drug Addicted Teen Into Rehab
If your teenager is addicted to drugs, you are likely feeling at sea, desperately hoping that the addiction can be treated and that your child can begin to live in a new way, free from their addiction and moving forward in health. Take care of yourself, as you try to...
Detoxification Timeline for Both Drug and Alcohol Addiction
Detoxification has a prevalent meaning in our popular culture, best expressed here by Gaiam, the popular online shop for all things yoga: “Basically, detoxification means cleaning the blood.” But we are not speaking about the detoxes that involve sludge-like...
Learn About The Differences Between Drug Addiction & Alcoholism
A person experiencing a problem with alcohol might reach for a golden bottle of tequila, splash some in a heavy glass and wake up hours later wondering where the night went. A person experiencing a problem with drugs might reach for a paper and crunch some weed into...
How Dual Diagnosis Treatment Boosts Your Chances of Sobriety
There's an undeniable relationship between mental illness and substance abuse, and regular rehab doesn’t provide sufficient treatment for people who are struggling with both. Dual diagnosis treatment, on the other hand, targets both the addiction and the underlying...
Learn How to Talk With Your Teens About The Risks of Alcohol Use
Teens drink. It’s unfortunate, it’s dangerous, and it’s true. But teens who have all the facts and a good understanding of the situation are more likely to make good decisions, especially about things like underage drinking. Talking to your teens about the risks of...
Three Lifestyle Tips to Help You Stay Sober After Rehab
You’ve finally done it: you detoxed, completed rehab, and got sober. Congratulations! But now that rehab is over; you're maybe wondering how to proceed with your life, what to do with yourself, and how to keep yourself on track. Here are some tips.that will help you...
Tips for Combatting Your Fear of the Drug Detox Process
Change is frightening, and because detoxing means change, it’s naturally a scary thing for addicts to face. But detox is an integral first step on the road to sobriety, and if you’ve decided that it’s time to get clean, then you're going to have to face this fear...
Why You Need to Keep Your Prescription Drugs Away from Your Kids
If you walk into some homes, you’ll likely find prescription drugs haphazardly strewn on the kitchen counter, or another easily accessible area. We all know to keep medicine away from young children and toddlers, but what about older children and teenagers? There’s a...
From the Blog
Hosting a Sober Holiday Party
Around the holidays, people tend to raise a glass to celebrate the season. But in the United States, 15.1 million Americans suffer from an alcohol use disorder. With these numbers, it may be possible that you, a friend, or a family member may be in recovery, and...
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