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Drug and Alcohol Dependence: The Deadliest Game
Do you know what kind of danger you’re in if you’re mixing drugs and alcohol? Drinking to excess brings the problems we’ve all heard about, such as health risks, marital problems, difficulties on the job, and even legal consequences. Doing drugs offers the same...
Vivitrol and Opiate Addiction: Treatment That Lasts
Vivitrol and its cousin medication, Naltrexone, can provide a one-two punch against the powerful pull of opiates like heroin and pain pills. Opiate add iction treatment professionals are witnessing real and long-lasting results with the use of those medications in...
Is it Time for an Intervention for Drug Rehab?
The Holidays always tend to bring awareness within a family that our loved one may be addicted to drugs or alcohol. You may ask each other if the time has come to intervene with an intervention. Never wait for things to get worse.... Should You Initiate a Drug Rehab...
What is Cross Addiction?
What if you stopped drinking or using tomorrow? What if you did it all by yourself without seeking any treatment? You use the sheer force of your will to ensure you’ll never touch another drop. If you have alcohol problems, and you quit by yourself, you might never...
Holiday Relapse Prevention
The Ghosts of Holidays Past How do you manage to stay sober when you’re entering that frivolous holiday time of the year lasting from Halloween through New Year’s Eve? Relapse prevention during the holidays is no small feat during those weeks, a time when we...
The Five Stages of Change
If you want to lead a good and fulfilling life, you have to constantly improve yourself. This might include entering the recovery process, jogging for thirty minutes a day, or learning a new language. As human beings, we’re very critical of ourselves. We do not want...
October 2015 Recap
The Shame of Addiction: Refuse to Own it The conjunction of two events — the celebration of September’s National Recovery Month, and the publication of Brené Brown’s latest book, “Rising Strong” —has many of the people who work in addiction medicine thinking about the...
Substance Abuse Treatment
The Family’s Role During Substance Abuse Treatment If you’re the family member or loved one of someone with a substance use disorder, that person undoubtedly tells you that they got themselves into this trouble and they will get themselves out of it. However, family...
Joining Alumni Groups
Recovery in Albuquerque: Joining Alumni Groups When you begin substance abuse recovery in Albuquerque, you may have anxiety around the idea of meeting the other people in treatment there. If you’ve already begun your journey toward sobriety, do you remember how...
Alcohol Addiction
Have You Made Good Decisions Lately? It’s not your imagination that people affected by alcohol addiction have difficulty making good choices and finding ways to resolve problems. Maybe you want help for yourself and you know that somehow your emotions and frustrations...
What’s Your Addiction Recovery Capital?
Many people considering treatment for addiction recovery never look for help because they don’t believe they can possibly succeed, especially if they already tried and failed at drug or alcohol rehab in the past. But be reassured: Achieving recovery often takes...
Alcohol Rehab in Albuquerque
Finding a New Pizza Joint What in the world, you are wondering, does going into alcohol rehab in Albuquerque have to do with finding a new pizza joint? Well, take a minute to think about the last time you moved into a new neighborhood. You loved the way the new house...
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