Addiction & Recovery Articles
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Avoiding Common Relapse TriggersAddiction is a chronic disease, meaning that recovery is not a destination or point in time but, instead, is an ongoing process. Similar to other chronic illnesses, setbacks and relapse are unfortunately common, especially if you stray from your treatm … |
Faith-Based Rehab Programs
The most flourishing addiction rehab programs tailor treatment to the individual’s clinical, emotional, and spiritual...
Understanding Addiction as a Disease
This article is part one of a new series, Understanding Addiction. The dictionary defines addiction as "the fact or...
Drug and Alcohol Rehab Levels of Care
A substance use disorder is a chronic disease that affects people in different ways. Because of this, there is no...
Adventure Based Counseling for Addiction Treatment
According to Learn Through Experience, Adventure Based Counseling is a form of psychotherapy introduced to the...
Support After Inpatient Rehab Treatment
Recovery is a journey that is never complete because addiction is a chronic disease that requires continuous...
Following the Rehab Continuum of Care: Jennifer’s Recovery Story
Where Jennifer grew up, a small town south of Birmingham, AL, using drugs and alcohol was a common way to pass the...
7 Myths about Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) for Alcohol and Opioid Addictions
Medication-Assisted Treatment, MAT, has become more prevalent with the widespread opioid epidemic. Though first...
Bradford Health Services Launches the Bradford Clinic: Outpatient Medication-Assisted Treatment Programs
Bradford Health Services, the largest provider of addiction treatment services in the Southeast, announced the...
How Substance Abuse, Substance Dependence, and Addiction are Different
Addiction. Substance Abuse. Substance Dependency. While these terms are similar and related in certain situations,...
What is Medication Assisted Treatment?
A dangerous disease has swept over the country. It affects all communities and has sadly taken countless American...
Why You Should Not Self Detox from Alcohol
One of the most challenging parts of overcoming any substance addiction is beginning the recovery process. For a...
Setting Boundaries
Introduction Your loved one is starting a recovery journey—a mission to work on a fundamental aspect of themselves....