drug rehab
Recognizing National Pet Day at Our Pet-Friendly Drug Rehabs
Pet-friendly drug rehabs have become more and more common in treatment as time has passed. Substance abuse and treatment are hard realities…
How Drug Addiction Affects Relationships
After living through an experience and looking back at it, we always see where we made mistakes. When you’re in recovery, it’s…
Is Couples Drug Rehab Possible?
Can Couples Go To Rehab Together? The consensus seems to be that while couples’ drug rehab is possible, the reality is that…
Stigma Still Impacts Every Part of Addiction Recovery
In case those affected can’t feel it every day, it’s been confirmed that stigma is present in all areas of addiction recovery….
RecoveryFest Music Series Celebrates Addiction Recovery in Nashville
There’s never been a better time than today to get clean. The city of Nashville agrees, which is why hundreds of people…
Staying Sober during Festival Season
Summer is almost here, which means one thing: festivals. That’s right…as we speak there are legions of music and culture hounds from…
Race in Addiction Treatment: Addressing the Accessibility Gap
A recent study from the University of Michigan shows that white, non-Hispanic patients are getting treated for opioid dependency through prescribed buprenorphine…
Drug Treatment Vs. Incarceration: Drug Courts Can Offer Second Chances
It’s no secret that American drug use and addiction has reached crisis proportions. In addition to year-after-year escalations in overdose fatality, drug…
Whatever You Need It to Be: Purpose and Benefits of Drug Rehab
While its purpose is to address the behavioral aspects of drug addiction and to ultimately help patients develop healthy coping strategies to…
Choosing the Right Drug Treatment Facility
The Huffington Post recently ran an article about the how to identify an ethical drug treatment facility, which turned out to be…
Choosing the Right Florida Addiction Treatment Center
It’s little wonder or surprise that addicts seek a Florida addiction treatment center. The state has long been hailed as a recovery…
Building A Solid Support System in Recovery
When we enter the early stages of post-treatment recovery, it’s the people around us that comprise our support system and will ultimately…
Self-esteem and Drug Rehab
It’s normal to feel a bit low while ‘in the rooms.’ I witnessed something that was amazing this week at Recovery Unplugged (a drug rehab in florida). Our director of client services and techs took our female clients to the nail salon getting makeovers inside and out. I noticed that it did wonders for their self-esteem. Why does this help? Because it reaffirms three notions:
I am important
I am beautiful
I deserve this
What is Self-Esteem?
Self-esteem describes how we evaluate ourselves in relation to self-worth. It describes our confidence and satisfaction with our own lives. The way people view themselves will have a serious impact in their lives. Low self-esteem can force a person to struggle to find success and happiness because they do not feel worthy. …
Things to Know about Drug Treatment
Are you part of the 20 million who need treatment? Here are a few things to understand first:
Recovery doesn’t end when treatment is over.
A one-size-fits-all approach will not help very many addicts recover…
Rehabilitation at Home
When you suspect a loved one in your home is struggling from addiction to drugs and alcohol, many people have a natural instinct to solve it. They feel they are capable of helping that person overcome. In some cases, this may be true, but many times, it is merely a dangerous prolonging of the inevitable. It’s hard to face – especially if it is a child or sibling that you are accustomed to taking care of yourself. It is difficult to face the fact that their addiction may extend beyond your capabilities to heal them.
First of all, detox from drugs and alcohol is very dangerous at home. When the body forms an addiction to substances, it will violently react if it does not have those chemicals. Over time, your body changes the way it functions to require that substance to operate properly. This includes mental symptoms such as hallucinations, depression and violent thoughts. The physical symptoms are dangerous too and can include reactions such as seizures, vomiting or even heart attack. This is especially true if your loved one is struggling with addiction to multiple substances simultaneously, they may need medically-assisted detox to heal their body….
Leaving Rehabilitation Early
If you have not struggled with an addiction to drugs or alcohol, it is hard to understand the rehabilitation experience. For most people, it is a grueling time that is physically, mentally and emotionally painful. Despite the rigor of rehabilitation, it is vital that those struggling with addiction undergo intensive counseling to start recovery. When a person enters the program, they typically go through an intake process that includes an in-depth assessment of their addiction, which determines how doctors will proceed with their program. They initially determine how long they think you will need to be in the program and what steps will have to be taken to get ones body and mind clean. While the required length of stay can change based on progress, sometimes, people choose to leave before they are medically advised to do so. Time and time again we see that leaving rehabilitation early only leads to more problems down the line….
Planning an Intervention
Confronting a family member or loved one about alcohol or drug addiction is hard, no matter how you approach the topic. It is important to remember that while you are approaching them in love, they still may feel attacked or be caught off guard by the situation. With that said, you must make sure the person is as comfortable as possible.There are several important factors to keep in mind if you should choose to confront someone in your life. First, when choosing the location of the meeting, it is important to find somewhere your loved one is familiar with so they do not feel like they are being ambushed. Choose a place they have been before and is associated with positive memories. Another consideration to make is who will attend the intervention. This is determined by the nature of the person you are approaching. Would they feel comfortable with a big group of family and friends? Would it be better for you to approach that person alone or with one other close friend?…
Continuing Treatment
When a person ends drug rehabilitation, the process of recovery isn’t over. The time after a person leaves a rehab facility is just as important as their time in the program. There are ways to continue healing and practice sobriety while getting back to a normal life routine. Transitional facilities are always an option for those recovering from addiction. These houses are completely drug and alcohol free and give residents structure and accountability partners to help with recovery. Typically, these places are a good place to transition back to living independently by staggering a person’s exposure to the pressures of the real world. Many use support groups or meetings to stay accountable for recovery. Typically, when a person has friends to help them stay on track mentally, they are more likely to stay on the path of sobriety….