Category Archives: Treatment

Taking Direction in Rehab

Addicts and alcoholics check into a residential treatment center to get the 24 hour a day care they need in early sobriety. Rehab offers a fresh start, new scenery and like minded people working towards the same goal of recovery. … Continue reading

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Seeking Addiction Treatment Out of State

Some alcoholics and addicts may want to explore the option of seeking treatment out of state. There are many plus sides to checking into a rehab facility away from home. Although the distance can be hard for some parents, some … Continue reading

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Seeking Treatment for Eating Disorders

Eating disorder is one of the most prevalent chronic illnesses among adolescence and young adults. Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of any chronic illness and are also the hardest to treat. Eating disorders are difficult to treat because, … Continue reading

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The Family’s Role in Treating Addiction

Often addiction is talked about as a family disease; it affects not only the addicted individual, but also the people who have relationships with the addict. It becomes important for the family to recognize their role in the addiction so … Continue reading

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Solidifying Your Sobriety with Sober Living

Many of us alcoholics and addicts do not know how to function normally with or without our substances in everyday life. The process of changing our destructive lifestyles to healthy and productive ones is not easy. To come out of … Continue reading

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The Benefits of Group Therapy

Often patients wonder what the difference between group and individual therapy is, and how they could benefit from group therapy. While both are valid and potentially helpful forms of therapy and can possibly have a similar outcome, the method of … Continue reading

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The Importance of Aftercare

Inpatient rehab is typically an important step for people who are trying to get clean and sober. Usually the initial stay at an inpatient treatment facility is 30 days. However, judging by statistics, 30 days is many times not enough … Continue reading

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Life After Drug Rehab

Very few people volunteer to disrupt their lives for a thirty-day stint in a drug rehabilitation treatment center because, when checking into treatment, all aspects of life come to a grinding halt. For many clients, this means that education is … Continue reading

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The Only Thing You Have To Change Is Everything

If you suddenly find yourself in a drug treatment program, something about your drug use has stopped working for you. Now what? Welcome to a whole new world. For no less than thirty days, you get to sleep in a … Continue reading

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