Best Financial Resources After Addiction Treatment Personal ResourcesBy Promises AustinMarch 3, 2017Addiction can be an expensive problem to endure and overcome. As well as the cost of substance abuse treatment itself, spending increasing amounts of money on drugs, alcohol or gambling have surely made a big dent in your personal finances. Throw in the possibility that you lost your job during the course of your addiction…
Just Eat: Questioning the Concept of ‘Choice’ in Eating Disorders Eating DisordersBy Promises AustinMarch 2, 2017By Elizabeth Langreck, MS, RDN, Director of Nutrition at Promises Scottsdale Anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder are life-altering, life-threatening psychological illnesses characterized by extreme eating habits and an obsession with body weight or shape. Eating disorders do not discriminate. Men and women of all ages, races, religions, sizes, education levels and socioeconomic…
Best Family Counseling Resources After Addiction Treatment Family ResourcesBy Promises AustinMarch 2, 2017After drug addiction treatment, it’s important to do whatever it takes and use as many possible resources to be sure that the addict continues on the path of recovery. When one family member struggles with addiction, most if not all other members of the family are affected. Working together as a family can be an…
Is Percocet a Depressant? Prescription DrugsBy Promises AustinMarch 1, 2017Percocet is a brand-name painkiller that works by depressing or dulling the central nervous system. When someone with severe or chronic pain takes Percocet, the drug blocks receptors in the nervous system, greatly reducing pain symptoms. Percocet may be a central nervous system depressant, but it is not a mood depressant. In fact, users who…
Cyclothymia Quiz: Recognizing the Signs Mental HealthBy Promises AustinFebruary 26, 2017Everyone can be moody sometimes, but how do you know if you have an actual mood disorder, such as bipolar disorder or cyclothymia? What are some of the telltale signs and symptoms? Can you take a quiz to see if you have the signs for one of these mood disorders? While diagnosing a mental illness…
Cerebellar Ataxia vs. Sensory Ataxia Mental HealthBy Promises AustinFebruary 26, 2017What is ataxia? Doctors use the term to describe a group of disorders that cause you to lose the normal ability to coordinate your body movements. One of these conditions, cerebellar ataxia, occurs in large numbers of people affected by alcoholism. However, a second form of the condition, called sensory ataxia, has other common causes.…
Central Nervous System Disorders: Fibromyalgia & Alcohol Abuse Alcohol AbuseBy Promises AustinFebruary 25, 2017Fibromyalgia is a long-term health condition that leads to chronic, widespread physical pain. Researchers have found that alcohol consumption can help reduce symptoms of the condition and bring significant pain relief. For this reason, people affected by fibromyalgia may be tempted to increase their alcohol intake in order to keep the disorder under control. However,…
Buprenorphine/Naloxone Medical Uses Addiction TreatmentBy Promises AustinFebruary 25, 2017A combination of buprenorphine/naloxone is marketed under the brand names Suboxone and Zubsolv in order to assist with the drug addiction recovery process. Buprenorphine/naloxone consists of two main ingredients that cancel each other out: buprenorphine is a type of narcotic or opioid, and naloxone is a drug that blocks the effects of opioids. In fact,…
Anxiety Medication and Alcohol Alcohol AbuseBy Promises AustinFebruary 24, 2017If you’ve been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder and are about to begin treatment, you should know that anxiety medication and alcohol do not mix. Ignore this warning and you’ll be putting your health and possibly even your life at risk. Why Alcohol and Anxiety Medication Are So Dangerous in Combination Drugs called benzodiazepines are…
An Overview of Psychedelics and How They Affect the Body Other AddictionsBy Promises AustinFebruary 23, 2017Psychedelics are a type of hallucinogenic drug that alter thoughts, feelings and perception. Using substances like magic mushrooms, LSD or DMT, drug use causes users to experience visual and auditory sensations that appear to be real but are not. Users may feel disconnected from their bodies or surroundings. The experience of using psychedelic drugs can…
