Drug & Alcohol Rehab Blog
Drug Use On Campus: How Can Rehab Help Students?
The social life of the average American student, especially those between the ages of 18-24, is often riddled with exposure to addictive behavior. There are many opportunities to partake in binge drinking, ecstasy, hallucinating on mushrooms or LSD, smoking marijuana...
5 Steps To Organizing A Successful Intervention
One of the most heartbreaking things a person can witness is a friend or loved one slowly losing themselves to a substance addiction, whether it is alcohol or drugs. It is both frightening and upsetting to see someone you care about and thought you knew begin to...
What is Fentanyl and Why Is It So Dangerous?
A couple of months ago, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an alert to public health departments, health professionals, and others over the increased use of fentanyl and fentanyl-related overdoses and deaths across the United States. This is the...
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 Aid Recovery from 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...
The Differences Between Drug Addiction and 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...