Managing Stress Aids Recovery Managing stress during recovery from drug or alcohol abuse is extremely helpful in having a good recovery outcome. Stress can manifest in the forms of finances, family, triggers, and many other factors. Also, research shows that those who struggle with drug addictions are more prone to stress. Although stress cannot ever … Read More
Opioid Treatment Not Being Utilized Enough According to researchers from Blue Cross Blue Shield, individuals “with an opioid use disorder diagnosis spiked 493 percent” – however, the medication-assisted addiction treatment grew by only 65 percent. The last few years have brought alarmingly high numbers of diagnosis of opioid addiction cases—increasing by 500% but many individuals … Read More
Exercise and Recovery– Even More Reasons! Adding exercise to a recovery routine is not anything new, but there is recent evidence that shows that exercise and recovery together are more powerful than once believed. Many rehab facilities are equipped with exercise equipment, classes, and instructors. It has been shown that gaining physical strength can lead … Read More
What is EMDR Therapy? EMDR therapy, developed in 1987 by psychologist Dr. Francine Shapiro, is based on the theory that eye movements can reduce the intensity of disturbing memories or thought processes under certain conditions. Short for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR therapy is “an integrative psychotherapy approach that has been extensively researched and … Read More
With prescription drug abuse on the rise in a huge way- especially opioid abuse — individuals are beginning to wonder if they should fill a prescription the doctor willingly gave them following surgery or of chronic pain. A recent article published by US News titled “5 Questions to ask your doctor before you fill that … Read More
When individuals reach the point where they want to recover from drug abuse, many feel they simply do not have the funds to do so. Or, they feel like they can beat it on their own and save money. Or, they think that rehab is too costly and they can’t or won’t afford it. A very … Read More
Are Psychiatric Institutions/Asylums a Necessity? When most of us think of asylums, we think of Halloween horror movies and terrorizing people. However, recently a case was made by Dominic Sisti, the director of the ScattergoodEthics Program and assistant professor of medical ethics at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, that there is … Read More
Statistics concerning Alcohol Consumption Below are some statistics about general trends of alcohol consumption in the United States as reported by NIAAA’s Laboratory of Epidemiology and Biometry How frequently did American adults (ages 18 and over) drink in the past year? (Source: Wave 2 NESARC, conducted by NIAAA’s Laboratory of Epidemiology and Biometry) Percentage … Read More
Top 10 most abused drugs Recent statistics show that there has been a slight shift in the top 10 most commonly abused drugs. The most noteworthy is marijuana, moving from 3rd place to 2nd place recently. Most speculate this is due on part to the legalization of recreational marijuana in many parts of the country. … Read More
Utah taking measures to prevent opioid overdoses Health.utah.gov published info recently indicating that Utah recognizes the problems it is facing in the fight against opioid overdoses and is doing something about it. They reported that the “Utah State Legislature passed two laws in 2014 to help reduce drug overdose deaths”: 1-The Good Samaritan Law (House … Read More
