Holistic addiction treatment is just one of many ways to tackle the issue of addiction. To help individuals fight addiction, an effective technique is to boost immunity and increase coping skills. For quite some time, a holistic approach to treating drug addiction was viewed as some sort of magic…
Sarah was raised in a small beach town in Florida. Adopted as an infant, she was raised by her parents and was an only child. She had a traditional childhood, was an avid softball player and played on several competitive teams earning herself a scholarship. Her parents didn’t do drugs…
Heroin has become a tremendous issue in many parts of the country; teenagers and adults alike are coping with the harmful effects. When you or a loved one is in this situation, recognize that assistance is available. Instead of allowing yourself or your loved one to spiral deeper into this…
Mention the word “Intervention” to anyone you talk to, and they’ll tell you that they have at least a vague idea of what the process entails. You create a group scenario for an addict and his loved ones to interact, in order to have said person to seek treatment. This…
All interventions are delicate propositions that require a lot of planning, considerations, and study of the particular needs of those involved and the situation as a whole. However, alcohol addiction does present a few particular considerations and challenges, which anyone who’s going to be involved in one should be made…
When I mention the word “Intervention” what probably comes to your mind (as it does for most people) is a version of what you’ve most likely seen in TV shows or movies. While not outlandishly wrong, these portrayals tend to be inaccurate at best, and outright misleading at the worst…
Any intervention setup you find yourself in is bound to be charged with a lot of energy, anxiety, and anticipation. It is a complex, emotional interaction between a multifaceted group of people. You have, of course, the person with substance dependency. The lynchpin on who’s the whole endeavor is based…
The City of Middleton, Ohio, is feeling the effects of the opioid crisis like so many other municipalities in the US. Under a proposed plan by a City Council member, people who dial 911 for help for a person who is overdosing on opioids may be told that help is…
More long term studies are being published on the effects of opioids in the United States. As researchers are able to obtain a broader scope of the damage, the data is revealing more about what could help combat the opioid crisis. For instance, a new report shows that women are…
Now that marijuana possession has been decriminalized in a number of US states, there are fewer instances where people are being sent to marijuana treatment programs by the legal system. Even though the number of instances of court-ordered treatment is dropping, survey results are showing that numbers are up for…
The results of a new study have found that teens who come from an upper-middle class background are at higher risk for drug or alcohol addiction than the national average. The researchers found that in their mid-twenties, young adults from a well-to-do background were two-to-three times more likely to be…
In the past, scientists have found that alcohol consumption is linked to a variety of diseases, including throat, liver and esophageal cancer. And now a new report released by the American Institute for Cancer Research states that even small amounts of alcohol consumed regularly can increase the chances of developing…
