For those struggling with weight loss or addiction, a pill that could cure drug dependency overnight or magically melt 100 pounds away seems like the goal: an impossible, yet endlessly desirable gift. Our bodies, however, have the right idea. Going through the difficult and taxing work of detox and then the long, grueling journey of …
Getting over addiction is never easy. That means rehab isn’t easy either. The structure, emotional vulnerability and lack of substances to mute feelings can clash with the lifestyle of addiction you’ve been leading. If you are struggling to get into a groove with your treatment program, you may be wondering if you can get kicked …
For alcoholics, drug addicts, and their families, treatment, and rehabilitation offer the hope of redemption and healing. But substance abusers and the people who love them are often unsure what exactly to expect from the treatment, and their tentative sense of optimism is often tempered by uncertainty and trepidation. Complicating things further, misconceptions about the …
Can I lose my job? Who will care for my children? How do I juggle work and family demands while I’m in treatment? If you’re contemplating addiction treatment, troubling questions like these are often foremost in your mind. Everyone has responsibilities, whether it’s paying the bills or caring for a small child. Some people, like …
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The person you love isn’t here anymore. Whether your son is a hollow-eyed shadow of the boy you raised or your spouse’s vodka habit is endangering the children, you know that alcohol or drug rehab treatment is the only way to save him or her. But can you get them into treatment even if they …
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“Addiction treatment is too expensive.” “It takes too much time.” “Rehab doesn’t work.” Perhaps you’ve heard those excuses from a loved one – or made them yourself – when it comes to finally getting help for an addiction. Sadly, there are so many myths that enable addicts to put off recovery again…and again…again. But the …
Rehab treatment programs are valuable tools for overcoming addiction to drugs and/or alcohol. They provide the opportunity to finally break free and start over to the person caught in a desperate cycle of substance abuse. Rehab treatment also offers hope and renewal for all of the people immediately surrounding the abuser as well, because addiction …
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Drug or alcohol addiction almost always leads a person to isolation. Isolation from a healthy community brings its own mental health problems. Given that the substance-addicted person is living this sort of detached existence, it ought not to be so surprising that re-connecting them to a group or community will help address several important issues …
Asking for any extended time away from work can be intimidating, especially if that break is to spend a month or more in drug rehab. What will your employer and coworkers think? Will your job still be waiting for you after rehab? Faced with these questions, many people worry themselves into inaction, which for addicts …
People often use drugs and alcohol to cope with stress or emotional pain, escape from problems, or gain acceptance. Although anyone can become addicted, certain people are at greater risk, including lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered individuals. What makes lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered individuals particularly vulnerable to drug and alcohol addiction? Emotional challenges, such …