Dual-diagnosis drug rehab centers are the future of addiction treatment. With over 20% of Americans struggling with a mental illness at some point in their adult life, treatment centers that can address these specific mental heal-th needs are a necessity. For...
It’s distressing to watch a loved one struggling with addiction. The situation is made worse if they are also dealing with a personality disorder at the same time. It can feel as though your loved one has become a stranger overnight. A personality disorder is a...
Admitting you have a problem with addiction and then seeking treatment requires a lot of courage. One of the barriers to receiving appropriate addiction treatment is anxiety over an underlying mental health condition. Issues such as depression, anxiety, or bipolar...
Addiction is far more common than people realize and in the US in 2017, 37% of adults struggled with some form of addiction. Trying to beat an addiction is incredibly difficult without support and expert treatment, which is why rehab facilities are so vital in the...
Alcoholism is not the cause of something, but rather a symptom of something much larger. Mental health issues are usually the main cause of why some people turn to drinking. It could be the inability to cope with stress, or depression. It might be due to feeling...
Heroin addiction is a very serious thing to deal with. Heroin is illegal and it is semi-synthetic created from the opium poppy and also morphine. Heroin is most often used as strong pain relief but when used as a depressant, heroin creates a very relaxed and...
If you are truly honest with yourself, you will probably find that you are guilty of labeling someone with addiction needs under one of many terms. In truth, if we got out into the big wide world and conducted a survey, it would probably come back that the vast...
There are hundreds of Kentuckians seeking treatment at a Kentucky rehab center to overcome some form of addiction. Although there are different types of drug treatment programs in Kentucky, most of them use the same basic criteria to admit clients. Who Qualifies...
