The objective of treatment is to get clean and stay sober. Because addiction is a chronic disease, relapse (or the return to use during sobriety) is common and often times a phase of sobriety. During treatment, you will learn and develop tools prevent relapse, but almost more importantly, we learn how to pick ourselves up…
Amino acids are essential to the human body and perform a variety of vital functions. They are the basis of all life processes as they are needed for all metabolic processes. Amino acid replacement therapy is a therapeutic approach to addiction treatment that utilizes these important building blocks to help those in recovery heal. At…
During the end of 2017, the white house declared a state of emergency on opioids. How did we get here? According to the National Institute of Drug Abuse, opioids consist of the illegal drug heroin, synthetic opioids such as fentanyl, and pain relievers available legally by prescription, such as oxycodone (OxyContin®), hydrocodone (Vicodin®), codeine, morphine,…
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With the opioid crisis damaging more and more lives year after year, researchers are continually trying to find the answer. Preventative measures are significant for the long-term, but trying to solve this problem today, we need to look for solutions for people currently suffering from addiction. Counseling and therapy are suitable measures to help these…
On June 26, 1969, members of the gay (LGBT) community preformed retaliatory riots against the police due to raids that took place earlier that day. These acts of spontaneous violent demonstrations, known as the Stonewall Riots, is marked as the most important event leading to the gay liberation movement. Because of this event, we continue…
Importance of Finding Affordable Care Looking for an affordable PTSD treatment center is a stressful task in and of itself; now add to that finding one that actually fits your needs and that can be near impossible! While we are unable to make treatment affordable for everyone, we can help make it affordable for military…
The study on Adverse Childhood Experiences has shown a direct relationship between childhood trauma and substance abuse disorders. Based on their findings, the more adverse experiences an individual had, the higher their risk of developing a health complication later in life– one of those being a substance abuse problem. The study restricted childhood trauma to…
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver discussed rehabs this week. If you are unfamiliar with the show, it is a late night talk and news satire on HBO. Like any HBO show, it is well produced and wonderfully written. I am personally an avid viewer of the show. Last Week Tonight shone a light on…
What is Meditation Individuals have practiced meditation since antiquity. Some of the earliest written records of meditation (Dhyana) come from the Hindi traditions of Vedantism around 1500 BCE. The aim of meditation is reducing stress, anxiety, depression, and pain, and increasing peace, perception and wellbeing. To meditate, an individual focuses their mind on a particular…