Why is it that some teens and young adults can try alcohol or experiment with drugs, and it somehow does not evolve into a substance addiction? Whereas, with others, they try it once or twice, find themselves not being able to control their compulsion to use more, and...
A hot button topic in the recovery community is safe injection sites. They are called by different names: safe injection sites, supervised injection sites, supervised consumption facilities, or drug consumption rooms. These government-sanctioned facilities allow drug...
In the past, co-occurring disorders were either called dual diagnoses or dual disorder. Regardless of the term used, all three refer to the same thing; a person who is affected by both a substance abuse disorder and a mental illness at the same time. According to...
Substance abuse and mental health problems often go hand in hand. Oftentimes, it is the existence of mental problems which result in a person attempting to self-medicate with drugs or alcohol. Additionally, it is sometimes the case that the use of substances causes...
How Tobacco Influences Addiction If you have ever engaged with a drug treatment center, you are likely to see men and women outside smoking cigarettes. The theory will allowing smoking in treatment is to focus on one addiction at a time. However, not treating a...
Cocaine is one of the most addictive drugs in the world. The effects of cocaine depend on the method of administration. When people snort cocaine, the high peaks around 20-30 minutes after inhalation and will last about 2 hours. When smoked or injected...
The response to the Covid-19 virus is reaching its third year. That sentence alone stirs up some sort of emotion with most, if not all of us, at this point. Some have struggled with a substance use disorder (SUD). Some have suffered through an alcohol use disorder...
Times have changed in society. You can see this in the addiction rates and drug use of our children. A recent study shows that by the time they reach the 8th grade, 28% of adolescents have consumed alcohol, 15% have smoked cigarettes, and 16.5% have used marijuana....
People who seek treatment for an addiction may benefit from addiction group therapy. Group therapy is not simply individual therapy in a group setting. Therapy in a group must be led by a trained counselor to be effective, and when done properly, it can help people...