Losing a parent, spouse, child, or even a close friend can lead people into addiction. You take one drink, and then another. One night of grieving with a glass or bottle in your hand turns into a weekend, a week, then a month, then years. All the while, the people around you are grieving twice…
So many teens need help getting sober, and the result when they don’t get the help early is a lifetime of battling addiction. As a teen, your mind is still developing, and it’s not too late to continue that vital development, although you may have an increased struggle in overcoming this challenge in your life….
We’ve all seen it, the same faces appearing again and again in local treatment centers. Or, someone checking in and out of an inpatient facility. Even pop culture has made many references to it, noting Edward Norton’s addiction to meetings in Fight Club. But is this a real addiction or an attempt to stay sober…
Unfortunately, even in 2020, people have a hard time drawing a connection between mental health treatment, physical healthcare, and addiction. While it’s clear that addiction will cause physical health problems, and that it often ties or directly stems from mental health challenges, it’s not treated as a medical problem. Treatment in addiction often focuses on…
No one wants to sit down, across from someone they love and tell them that they need treatment, or therapy, or rehab. Instead, many people skate around the issue or deliver it in such a blunt way that it scares the addict off. Because who you’re talking to isn’t that person you love, they wear…
The Secret, sheer determination, and Charlie Sheen’s claims of a “power of the mind,” AKA ‘The Secret,’ leaves it to seem as if addiction is something as simple as watching a show. You sit down, envision a sober life, and then there it is. That’s not realistic, but there are many times that people get…
Imagine if you had gone out, with very little money, and traveled into a foreign country. You learned the language and the lay of the land and came out a well-traveled person. Would it be so surprising when you were asked for travel advice? The same applies to addiction and treatment. The greater majority of…
Every person has their unique experience, but as a whole, there are a few overarching elements of daily life in rehab that you can expect. So what should you expect or maybe hope to experience after completing detox? Well, for most people, it’s a bit of a disappointment and then a feeling of freedom and…
Does how long someone is in rehab really impact their level of sobriety afterward. Science says probably not. While it’s clear that 14-days in treatment won’t have much of an impact, what you need to establish isn’t a time frame on alcohol rehab treatment at all. Instead, the goal should be on establishing long-term sobriety…
The question of whether counseling works is always a struggle. It should be intuitive that counseling works because you’re vocalizing the problems and concerns and then talking through them in a productive and non-confrontational setting. However, there has been so much stigma and issues around counseling and mental health that it’s all too easy for…