Archive for the ‘Addiction Treatment’ Category

Texas at Risk of Increasing Costs Due to Cuts in Drug Programs

As state and local governments throughout the country have felt – and continue to feel – the affects of budget crunches as a result of the recession that rattled the economic stability in 2008, certain programs are targeted for elimination in order to keep things on track. When that program...
August 25th, 2010 | Addiction Treatment | Read More

Finding Love after Sexual Abuse and Addiction

Sexual abuse and addiction are a double whammy. Which came first can seem irrelevant in the scheme of things when it’s your life under consideration. All you know is that you have a world of hurt, and it’s easier to escape in booze or pills or shooting dope than to face the horrid reality that your...
August 20th, 2010 | Recovery | Read More

Why Doing Something about Drug Addiction is Better than Giving Up

Maybe you’ve settled into a comfortable – okay, maybe it’s not so comfortable, but it is what you’ve set for yourself – routine: getting high, coming down, thinking about getting high again, searching out the drugs, and getting high again. This endless pattern of addictive...
August 18th, 2010 | Addiction Treatment | Read More

What Is Drug Rehab Like?

The decision to go into treatment for drug abuse or addiction is a big step – both for the individual who wants and needs the treatment as well as his or her family. Many people who suffer from a dependence on drugs or alcohol say they want to get better, but they never go forward to even investigate...
August 12th, 2010 | Drug Rehab | Read More

What Is an Addiction Intervention?

Many people are confused and frightened by the idea of an addiction intervention. They don’t know what it is or what it can and cannot do. All they know is that someone they love or care about is destroying their life because of addiction – to alcohol, illicit drugs, prescription drugs used...
August 9th, 2010 | Intervention | Read More

Cognitive Behavior Therapy in Addiction Treatment Gives Power to the Patient

The premise of cognitive behavior therapy toward drug and alcohol addiction lies inside the mind. Unlike other forms of therapy, this type builds around the concept that a person’s behaviors are directly linked to their thoughts and not other forces, like life situations or relationships. Cognitive...
August 6th, 2010 | Addiction Treatment | Read More

When You Love an Addict

Have you ever loved an addict? If you have, you know that it hurts. Back when I was in high school I had a boyfriend who was an addict. Of course, I didn’t know it until after we had broken up. I found out, in rather dramatic fashion, the morning I awoke to find my car window smashed and my very...
August 6th, 2010 | Intervention | Read More

Nutrition in Addiction Recovery: How Eating Right Helps You Heal

Healing in recovery requires paying attention to many different things, and nutrition is right up there at the top of the list. In fact, eating right can help speed recovery by giving your body the essential ingredients it needs to maintain or restore energy, elevate mood, and keep vital organs functioning...
August 5th, 2010 | Recovery | Read More

Researchers Say Drug Cravings Can Be Overcome by Training Your Brain

Anyone who smokes knows just how difficult it is to quit—and stay abstinent. Of the 46 million Americans who smoke, about 70% want to quit, 40% actually try to quit, and only 5% are able to quit on their own. Thanks to the greater availability of cessation therapies, 25% of smokers who try to quit...
August 4th, 2010 | Addiction Treatment | Read More

Motivational Interviewing Helps Substance Abusers Resolve Confusion

Many people with drug or alcohol abuse problems have conflicting feelings – the addiction brings pleasure or relief, but is also severely life-disrupting. Motivational interviewing is a style of counseling therapy that helps patients solve feelings of uncertainty or confusion.
July 29th, 2010 | Addiction Therapies | Read More