It is perfectly natural to enter a rehab center filled with guilt and shame and resentments. When you are living as an addict, your drug use becomes the most important thing in your life and it will undermine every important relationship you have. People on both sides of the divide are bound to find themselves….
People affected by dual diagnosis conditions struggle with the combined effects of addiction and one or more psychological disorders. When considered separately, both addiction and mental illness can greatly compromise a personās ability to function in daily life. When combined, people living with dual diagnosis stand to experience the worst of what these two conditions….
It can be a rather delicate area when it comes to whether or not a person should consider dating during rehab. While there are several schools of thought on the subject, it is important to remember that your time in rehab, first and foremost, should be spent focused on your recovery. If you are looking….
When you are about to enter a rehab center, you have a lot on your mind. You have employment issues. Your relationships are compromised. You may have legal problems. You are juggling a number of concerns and it is all you can do just to get into the rehab center and start the process. One….
There are a lot of terms that are used to reference the situation of having both a substance use disorder and a mental illness. Sometimes it is called dual diagnosis. Other times, it may be comorbid or co-occurring disorders. Dual diagnosis can happen in any combination and number, but there are patterns among specific groups…..
Hydrocodone, a prescription opioid drug, offers fast and effective relief for conditions involving moderate to severe pain symptoms. Unfortunately, these pain-relieving properties come with certain āpleasantā side effects that can promote abuse and eventual addiction. Anyone struggling with hydrocodone addiction well knows how this drug can overpower any intentions one may have to stop using….
Borderline Personality Disorder, or BPD, is one of several personality disorders, including paranoid personality disorder and antisocial personality disorder. BPD is a complex and serious mental illness. Those who are diagnosed with it are unable to manage their emotions appropriately and this seriously impacts relationships. They find it difficult to regulate their emotions and thoughts;….
Dual diagnosis conditions bring out the worst in addiction and mental illness, leaving those affected helpless to take back control of their lives. Conditions like depression, anxiety and schizophrenia actually make a person more susceptible to drug abuse practices. On the flip side, someone engaging in chronic drug abuse faces a high risk of developing….
For a lot of people, 12 step programs, like Alcoholics Anonymous, are mistakenly assumed to be part of all drug and alcohol treatment. For people who reject the fundamentals of the 12 step model, such as belief in a higher power, this confusion may lead to people avoiding rehab because they believe they will either….
Support is a major component of all successful recoveries from substance use disorders. Most people look to their families as a source of this support. But, what do you do if your family is part of the problem and canāt support your recovery? Or, what do you do if your family canāt support you because….
The transgender community faces specific hurdles to sobriety and specific triggers for substance abuse that arenāt widespread among all communities. Given the high percentage of transgender people with a substance use disorder, treatment programs need to be attuned to these needs and meeting them with regularity. But, that isnāt the case. For a variety of….
Rehab is an effective option for drug addiction treatment. In fact, most individuals who do not attend professional rehab treatment have a harder time recovering from addiction than those who do attend one of these programs. Call to find a rehab center that will help you to recover as safely and securely as possible from….
There are hundreds of rehab centers across the United States. Most of them advertise cocaine addiction treatment, but which do you choose? Choosing between the different cocaine rehab centers may be difficult if you have never been to rehab before. Fortunately there are a few things that will help you choose the cocaine rehab that….
The teenage years can be one of the most difficult periods in a personās life. Teens struggling with alcohol and drug abuse issues have an especially hard time finding their way. Watching a teen fade away while addiction takes over his or her personality can quickly drain the life out of a family. According to….
None of them choose to have this dangerous disease, but suffer from it nonetheless. Fortunately, there are rehab centers that specialize in this type of addiction and the treatments for it. There are several treatments that you may find at an opiate rehab center. Medication Assisted Treatment There are two traditional treatment approaches for opiate….
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