Prioritizing Your Recovery Goals Starting your healing journey is an important part of the process. Once you are on the path to healing, you can begin thinking about your recovery goals because creating and prioritizing your recovery goals will ensure that your future will go more smoothly. Consequently, you won’t be as overwhelmed by the…
Hello everybody and welcome to this week’s episode of Perspective Matters: This Week in Behavioral Healthcare. I’m your host Glenn Hadley with Southworth Associates. I just want to take a brief minute to thank our sponsors not only for the show but also for the upcoming event, “Perspectives: A Time For Change.” We’re just really…
Drug addiction affects more than just the individual who is doing drugs. It impacts their family, loved ones, and the community. When someone becomes addicted to drugs, they often times isolate themselves from others because of their drug activity. This puts a wedge between them and their family and has an impact on your relationships.…
If you have undergone a successful recovery, avoiding relapse is critical as you do not want to return to the troubled past. As such, you should focus on maintaining sobriety and seeking assistance from the right people to overcome triggers of substance abuse. Emotional, environmental, and social circumstances can remind a former drug user of…
Substance abuse is never a safe activity, especially when misconceptions and misunderstandings about the substance arise. Marijuana is not a safer alternative to other substances; rather, it is a dangerous substance that impacts the brain and body of developing teenagers. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (1) states that nearly 21.2 percent of 12th-grade students…
Over the years, drug addiction has become a part of your life, but you’re ready to end that substance abuse. Thankfully, cognitive-behavioral therapy in Tampa, FL, and other care options can help you here. But what is cognitive-behavioral therapy, and how does it manage the dangers of addiction? Learning more about this process will ensure…
People living with mental health disorders are often misunderstood. Having an idea of the struggles that people with mental health issues face can help us be more understanding of the people around us. The Atlanta Center for Mental Health provides the best mental healthcare in Atlanta. You can reach our Riverdale office by calling 833.625.0458.…
Signs and Symptoms of Addiction Recognizing the signs and symptoms of addiction is someone’s first step toward guiding someone or getting help themselves. That’s why people must understand what these signs and symptoms are and why they’re dangerous. Not only are there behavioral signs and symptoms, but physical and psychological ones as well. At Midwest…
Heroin’s an illegal and highly addictive opioid. There used to be the misconception that it was an inner-city drug. That’s not true. Today’s heroin drug crisis has spread through all segments of the population. Heroin Drug Crisis Risk Factors for Abuse Heroin’s easy to buy. You can get it at clubs, high schools, and anywhere…
Drug and alcohol treatment programs generally fall into one of two categories — inpatient Rehab or outpatient rehab. Both programs focus on overall rehabilitation from addiction to drugs and/or alcohol and each of them has unique benefits with the same overall goal in mind, to help someone address their addiction issues. Inpatient or residential rehab…