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A partial hospitalization program is a type of mental health and addiction treatment program. It is a structured program in which therapy is obtained several hours each day and often for three to five days each week. This type of intensive treatment plan is designed to help people get the…
The first months of sobriety can be challenging. For some time, their lives have been built around alcohol or other drugs. Now, that drug has been eliminated. The person may feel as if they are living a life that isn't their own. Adjusting to that new life can be overwhelming…
If you are trying to recover from a substance abuse disorder, one of the most important parts of your recovery process will be your family. Addiction is a serious issue. Its impact does not stop at the individual patient. It extends out to family members, friends, and other loved ones.…
If you have a loved one who recently completed a substance abuse program, then you need to be ready for just about anything. It is not unusual for people who have recently completed a substance abuse program to believe that they are cured of addiction. In reality, nobody is ever…
If you have a loved one who is in recovery for a substance abuse disorder, then you may be wondering what you can do to help. First, keep in mind that your loved one is not alone. Synthetic narcotics are on the rise, and numbers that have been reported by…
Alcohol dependence is not always easy to spot. Since light to moderate drinking is socially acceptable, people can overlook or dismiss warning signs. Recognizing the symptoms of alcohol addiction in one's self can be even more challenging. This is especially the case if someone is using alcohol to cope with…
Stigma occurs when someone has a negative, discriminatory view of someone because of something outside of their control, such as the disease of addiction. Because of the negative effects of addiction, the disease comes with a lot of stigmas. Sadly, many people treat those struggling with the disease negatively simply…
Boundaries help you know where you start and another person ends. You are responsible for yourself. They are responsible for them. It sounds simple. But when you're suffering from addiction, it can become difficult to identify the boundary lines. You may feel responsible for someone else's happiness or be unable to say,…
If you have recently been released from an inpatient treatment facility, you may be wondering how you will move on. A lot of people start their journey at a sober living home. Eventually, you will have to move on from sober living and venture into the outside world again. Remember…
Addiction recovery is a long process. It begins when something motivates the addict to change and ends when the individual has regained their financial, physical, emotional, and relationship health and positively changed their behavior. Two University of Rhode Island psychologists, James Prochaska and Carlo DiClemente, broke the process into five…
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