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How to Transition from Relapse to Readmission
Drug addiction is described as a chronic relapsing disorder, which means that a person may have to take advantage of substance addiction treatment programs more than one time. Addiction recovery is a...
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Detecting Addiction Problems in the Elderly
Drug and alcohol addictions are very serious problems that are frequently disregarded in the elderly population. It is often falsely assumed that addictions only affect younger people. However, people...
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How Can I Get My Boyfriend to Stop Using Prescription Drugs?
Many people abuse prescription drugs—benzodiazepines like Xanax and Valium, narcotic painkillers like hydrocodone and oxycodone, sleep aids like Ambien and amphetamines like Ritalin and Adderall....
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What Does Intervention Aftercare Involve?
Increasing the Odds of Staging a Successful Addiction Intervention Professional interventionists help the friends and family of addicts conduct the most successful interventions possible by helping...
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What Types of Holistic Therapy Are Available in Rehab?
Holistic therapy is an integrative treatment modality used in rehabilitation to complement traditional approaches. There are several types of holistic therapies, and professionals often refer to them...
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Will Insurance Cover Multiple Rehab Visits?
According to the Addiction journal in 2006, professional rehabilitation essentially doubles the likelihood of a positive recovery outcome. Still addiction relapse rates provided by the National...
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The Development of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
CBT helps you change your outlook on the world The National Alliance on Mental Health (NAMH) in 2012 described Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) as a treatment modality that examines the relationship...
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The Development of Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Dialectical Behavior Therapy is support-oriented Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) falls under the umbrella of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). Originally developed by psychologist Masha Linehan as...
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Will I Still Have a Social Life After Rehab?
You can maintain your sobriety and maintain healthy friendships, too. One of the many roadblocks that people must overcome in order to get the addiction help they need is their social circle. Many...
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4 Important Milestones in Rehab
Completing detox is an important first step in rehab Addiction recovery is a process of growth and skill development. Growth is not always easy to quantify, so it can be helpful to look for milestones...
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Social Disorders and the Stigma of Addiction
Social Anxiety Disorder is an unreasonable fear of social situations There are a variety of mental health conditions that affect social functioning. The most common of these is social anxiety disorder...
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Commonly Used Drug Rehab Terms
The first stage of addiction treatment is generally known as detox All medical disorders have an associated vocabulary, and addiction is no exception. People new to rehab may sometimes be confused by...
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How to Tell If Someone Needs Hospital-Based Treatment or a Residential Facility
Matching treatment to needs is an important part of addiction recovery such as options for detox In a publication titled “Principles of Drug Addiction Treatment: A Research-Based Guide,” the National...
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How Can I Help Someone Who Is Not Seeking Treatment?
You cannot force a person into rehab, but you can take steps to help them realize the scope of their addiction A person’s addiction is obvious to everyone around him—except to the addict himself. While...
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How Did the Stigma of Addiction Begin?
The stigma of addiction has evolved over the last two centuries According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), a stigma is an attribute or trait that sets someone apart from the rest of a group,...
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How Do I Find Out How Much Treatment Insurance I Have?
Policyholders can better evaluate treatment benefits by understanding insurance terminology and consumer rights The 2011 (N-SSATS) report found that approximately two-thirds of rehabilitation centers...
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Language Barriers in Rehab
Language barriers before and during treatment can often delay progress The United States of America has long been called the “melting pot,” welcoming people from vastly different ethnic background....
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Four Ways to Discuss Rehab with Others
The government’s Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) reported that approximately 1.8 million people aged 12 and older were admitted to rehab in 2012 for substance abuse treatment. The number of addicts...
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5 Benefits of Dedicating Yourself to a Sober Life
Drug addiction skews your thinking. Over time you begin to believe that nothing matters except taking drugs and experiencing their effects. Everything you do is focused on that one goal. As a result...
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The Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment in 2007 defined recovery as a voluntary lifestyle focused on the maintenance of sobriety, personal health and positive citizenship. While abstinence is a key...
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