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Monthly Archives: August 2017

Qualities of an Excellent Drug Rehab

Qualities of an Excellent Drug Rehab Many offer different types of therapy, in-patient and out-patient facilities, shared or private rooms for inpatient care, different durations of recovery programs, gender-specific programs, programs with or without family involvement, etc. With so many options and choices, it’s good to get educated on what’s most important when deciding on … Read More

Statistics about Depression and Suicide

Statistics about Depression and Suicide It has been shown time and time again that depression and suicide are linked and intertwined in many ways Often, depression goes undiagnosed when prevention of suicide was possible. The most effective way to prevent suicide is through early awareness, detection, diagnosis, and effective treatment of depression as well as … Read More

Top 10 Drugs that are causing overdoses

Top 10 Drugs that are causing overdoses: . When one’s metabolism cannot detoxify fast enough due to drugs being consumed in large quantities, inadvertent and adverse effects can occur, including overdose. Further, more and more individuals are overdosing on prescription drugs although stereotypically people still think of overdoses in relation to street drugs. Several studies … Read More

Watch for Relapse

Watch for Relapse   Addiction recovery generally doesn’t happen overnight. In fact, recovery us often a very long process which includes both successes and set backs. Relapse is very common, with around 40-60% of individuals that struggle with addiction sliding back into drug use (nida.org). However, there are 40-60% who also don’t relapse. This number … Read More

Anxiety on the Uptick

Anxiety on the Uptick Anxiety is on the rise in a big way in the US. In fact, the American Psychological Association (APA) recently published a report titled, “Stress in America: Coping with Change” which indicated significant increases in anxiety levels since the survey data collection began 10 years ago.   Anxiety is fueling a public … Read More