Role of Family Involvement in Choosing a Rehab Facility
The decision to find help for addiction treatment is never easy. Whether you or a family member are starting the discernment process for choosing a rehabilitation program, there are many practical and emotional factors to keep in mind. While intensive treatment may be a great option for your family, it is very important to choose the right timing for admission into a program that suits your unique needs and goals for recovery. Create a vision: determine your goals The first step of choosing a rehab program is to evaluate your family’s individual needs. What type of addiction or mental health [...]
Benefits of Equine Assisted Therapy for Addiction Recovery
What is Equine-Assisted Therapy? Equine-assisted therapy (EAT) is an experiential therapy in which the patient and therapist work together with horses to develop connection, heal trauma and build adaptive life skills. It has proven to be effective for treating and processing a multitude of diagnoses, particularly in the addiction recovery world. Patients who elect to participate in this experiential therapy engage in activities aimed towards understanding the horse and themselves on a deeper level. Equine-assisted therapy activities may include: Haltering Grooming Leading Groundwork exercises, obstacles and games Connection activities Mounted work Completing chores in the barn Interaction with other animals [...]
Benefits of Positive Words of Affirmation for Addiction Recovery
Philosophy Behind Mindset Work The lines that we repeat to ourselves in our inner dialogue are oftentimes the scripts that shape our behavior patterns, guiding beliefs and lives as a whole. While we are far more than our thoughts, the image that we hold of ourselves impacts more than we often would like to admit, especially in the face of challenges. On the road to recovery from addiction and substance abuse, recreating an uplifting and resolute interior voice is essential to overcoming adversity and channeling inner strength to make lasting change. Mindset Work in Addiction Recovery Addiction recovery is multifaceted [...]
Roadblocks to Addiction Recovery
Several people do not seek recovery for addiction – in fact, the majority of people don’t: “In 2021, 94 percent of people aged 12 or older with a substance use disorder did not receive any treatment.” For some, the reason for neglecting treatment is because they do not believe they need it. But others experience different roadblocks to recovery, including challenges with cost, no support system and overwhelming emotions like fear. Addressing these roadblocks and finding ways around them/through them, is crucial to not only a successful recovery, but an overall improvement in mental health. Common roadblocks to addiction recovery [...]
Will I Suffer Withdrawal After Treatment?
Addiction treatment is a slow, steady process of detox, withdrawal and cravings, mental health and physical recovery, and even possible relapse. It is one of the most challenging accomplishments you can achieve, but one that is well worth the effort. In an attempt to ease the difficulties and risks of relapse associated with substance use recovery, certified treatment programs utilize medication-assisted treatment, that is, prescription medications to reduce relapse risk, curb cravings and minimize the experience of withdrawal symptoms. What is medication-assisted treatment? Medication-assisted treatment (MAT) is the use of FDA-approved medications – including buprenorphine, methadone and naltrexone – in [...]
The FDA Approved Drugs for Treatment of Substance Use Disorders
Recovering from drug or alcohol addiction is an intense, on-going process involving numerous steps – unfortunately, even though dependence and addiction can occur rather quickly, sobriety often takes more effort to achieve and obtain. This is due to the effects of ongoing drug and alcohol use and their significantly negative impact on brain chemistry. They completely change the proper levels of chemicals in the brain and rewire the brain’s reward system – when this reward system is hijacked, it is a known challenge to get it back to its proper levels of functioning. What is medication assisted treatment? Medication assisted [...]
What Treatment Steps Are Used in Heroin Addiction Treatment?
Struggles with heroin addiction are not easy to overcome on your own. Most of the time, the withdrawal symptoms you experience when stopping the use of heroin are so unpleasant that medical intervention is needed – not to mention the therapy most people require post-detox to help maintain sobriety. Thankfully, treatment options for heroin addiction are available and designed to meet your personal goals to foster a high rate of success. Heroin addiction treatment Choosing addiction treatment can be immensely overwhelming – the unknown, the risk of relapse and not to mention the wide variety of treatment options can make [...]
Why You Should Pursue Recovery Even During the Holidays
Making the decision to quit substance use is one of the hardest things you’ll ever do. Perhaps you’re coming up with multiple excuses as to why you don’t need help. Maybe you’re telling yourself you have this under control or that now isn’t a good time to seek help because it’s the holiday season, so you’ll put it off until after. There are many reasons why people are reluctant to choose and seek recovery during the holidays, but the disease of addiction doesn’t adhere to any agenda or timeline. It will dominate your life until you break the control it [...]
