Detoxification from drug and alcohol abuse should be followed by addiction treatment and the best chance at recovering from addiction is from a treatment facility that offers both on the same grounds.
Addiction to Synthetic Drugs on the Rise
Although they are legal to purchased both in stores and on the internet synthetic drugs are just as dangerous as illegal street drugs such as heroin and cocaine.
Alcohol Abuse Affects Brains Mistake Signal
Alcoholism can ruin a persons a life in part because alcohol affects the part of the brain that warns a person when they are making a mistake.
Florida Tries to Reduce Addiction With Drug Tests
If the state of Florida wants to reduce the amount of addiction they should spend money on more state funded addiction treatment as opposed to drug tests.
Family Program Mends the Damage Caused by Addiction
Without the help of an addiction treatment centers family program it is likely going to be very difficult for a recovering addict and his or her family to mend the damage that was caused during active addiction.
Amy Winehouse Addiction Ends Tragically
The untimely death of Amy Winehouse is another example of just how powerful addiction is and how without comprehensive addiction treatment can lead to death.
Coping with Depression and Addiction
If dual diagnosed with depression and addiction an addiction treatment center that specializes in treating individuals who struggle with dual diagnosis will be able to treat each disease independently giving the client the best chance at achieving long term sobriety.
Finding Out Where Focus Needs to Placed on Addiction
In an attempt to learn where the focus on drug and alcohol addiction needs to be the Obama administration has began to implement a tracking program that will determine how many people are going to addiction treatment and what they are going for.
The Elderlys Silent Addiction
Although often ignored or sometimes not noticed addiction among elderly men and women is a real and growing problem across the country.
Give an Aftercare Plan a Chance
In order to stay sober after addiction treatment is complete it is necessary to follow the aftercare plan that was put together by the addiction professionals and therapists that work in an addiction treatment program.