Are Interventions Successful? If a spouse, child, family member, partner or close friend is struggling with an addiction to drugs or alcohol, it can be difficult to know what to do to get them the help they so desperately need. If you’ve tried to address the issue with your friend or loved one and they…
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Is Having A Drinking Problem The Same As Being An Alcoholic? Experts at the famous Mayo Clinic report that it is possible to have a problem with alcohol even though it hasn’t progressed to the point of alcoholism. Having a drinking problem means that at certain times you binge drink, and continue to have these…
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OUTPATIENT DRUG CARE: AN APPROACH TO CONSIDER As the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) explains, there are two categories of drug treatment, residential drug treatment and outpatient drug treatment. While most people are familiar with the care received at residential drug treatment centers, outpatient drug care is an alternate approach to consider. Each type of…
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Selecting Inpatient Treatment Selecting Inpatient Treatment can be confusing and time consuming. In 2012, the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University published a special report on the state of substance abuse treatment in the U.S. The results, based on five years of study, provided many insights into the extent of the nation’s substance abusers…
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Drug Addiction Trends The National Institute on Drug Abuse issued a report in 2015 outlining the emerging trends in drug addiction, and highlighted the case of an Ohio high school senior who died of an overdose of powdered caffeine. This death prompted the Food and Drug Administration to issue a safety advisory about caffeine powders…
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Am I Addicted to Drugs? If you’re asking yourself the question, “Am I addicted to drugs?”, then you must be using some drug or drugs, with some degree of frequency. The fact that you wonder if you are drug addicted is an encouraging because your awareness is the first sign – post directing you toward…
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Methamphetamine, or meth, is a highly addictive stimulant that can be smoked, injected, inhaled, or taken by mouth. Meth is part of the group of central nervous system stimulants that include amphetamines and cocaine. The National Survey on Drug Use and Health reports that over 12 million people in the United States have tried methamphetamines…
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Understanding Outpatient Programs The Hills Treatment Center is known as a luxury, residential rehab facility set high atop the hills of Los Angeles. However, it also offers one of the finest outpatient rehabilitation programs in tandem with its residential component. Treatment choices hinge on several factors depending upon what best suits your lifestyle as well as…
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Signs and Symptoms of Alcohol Addiction Experts at the famous Mayo Clinic report that it is possible to have a problem with alcohol even though it hasn’t progressed to the point of alcoholism. Having a drinking problem means that at certain times you binge drink, and continue to have these periods of over drinking despite…
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Immediate Inpatient Substance Abuse Treatment When an addict or the loved one of an addict is delaying treatment or trying to resolve their personal challenges on their own, they seldom consider the cost to friends and family members, the cost to society, and the potential disastrous consequences that could result from delay. Inpatient Substance Abuse…
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