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What is Recovery Month?September is National Recovery Month. This month serves to increase awareness and understanding of substance use disorders and mental health. It encourages people needing recovery services and treatment to seek the help they need. Recovery Month does s … |
Alcoholism in Retirement
While many may picture toasting the end of our working days with a celebratory drink, we don't typically think about...
Is Fentanyl the Most Dangerous Drug? Why Fentanyl Overdoses are on the Rise
Since the start of the Covid pandemic, drug-related deaths in the US have skyrocketed. The CDC reported over 107,000...
Does FMLA Cover Drug Rehab?
If you've realized you have a substance use disorder, the decision to seek help to overcome your addiction was...
Is Alcohol or Drug Addiction Genetic?
Are you more likely to develop a substance use disorder if one of your parents struggled with alcohol or drug use? If...
Codependency & Addiction: What You Need to Know
Drug and alcohol addiction can put a strain on relationships between loved ones. It's not easy to watch someone you...
How to Support a Loved One in Recovery
When your loved one starts their journey to recovery, it's normal to feel a bit tongue-tied. What do you say? How can...
Avoiding Common Relapse Triggers
Addiction is a chronic disease, meaning that recovery is not a destination or point in time but, instead, is an...
Signs of Binge Drinking
Binge drinking is a serious problem in America. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) calls it "the...
How To Tell Your Employer You’re Going to RehabÂ
You’ve finally concluded that you need help for your drug or alcohol addiction, and you’ve made the incredibly...
Advocacy in Recovery
When addiction works its way into your life, it takes so much away. It affects your health and relationships, has...
Alcohol & Alcoholism in the Workplace
Afternoon happy hours, beer fridges, and even an open bar, the past decade has seen alcohol move beyond client...
Bradford Health Services Expands Addiction Treatment Services to Mississippi with Acquisition of The Estate at River Bend
Birmingham, Ala. (April 21, 2022) — Bradford Health Services, the Southeast’s largest substance use disorder treatment...