If you know someone who has fallen into addiction from a habit-forming medication, you have probably asked the question, “why aren’t doctors more responsible when prescribing?” it’s a fair question because, for many people, a doctor or prescription is the only way to access these drugs. And even with this prescription barrier, opioids are one…
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…
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…
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…
The question of whether rehab even works or not is something of hot debate. Since the founding of Alcoholics Anonymous, there have been multi-step programs that allow people to face their addiction without leaving their everyday lives. But, commonalities in these programs include changing your environment, daily routine, and core habits that are likely tied…
Not in the way that you might catch a cold or a virus, but are the people close to addicts more likely to become addicts? There is some truth in this theory, it’s not uncommon for a rehab center to see multiple generations, spouses, friends, and siblings rotate through for treatment often for the same…