What is Prescription Drug Addiction and What Causes It?
758 words|3.8 min read|Prescription drug addiction is a dangerous and prevalent issue. Despite the severity, even those affected by it have many questions on the topic. Here, we’ll [...]
Is Equine Therapy Effective?
892 words|4.5 min read|Most people could agree that spending time with animals has certain perks. Have you ever wondered, though, whether there’s science to back it up? When [...]
Information from Bluff about COVID – 19
502 words|2.5 min read|With the increased information and questions circulating about COVID-19 (previously referred to as the Novel Coronavirus), we want to provide updated information and recommendations that [...]
Bluff Launches Recreational Therapy Program
194 words|1 min read|Recreational Therapy is the purposeful use of evidence-based recreation programs to improve clients’ physical and psychological health. It incorporates various leisure interventions including, but not [...]
Bluff Becomes In-Network Provider with Anthem-Blue Cross Blue Shield 5/1/19
373 words|1.9 min read|Effective 5/1/19, Bluff will become an in-network provider with Anthem – Blue Cross Blue Shield. For more information, please read the press release within.
The Role of Nurses at Bluff’s Drug and Alcohol Rehab
1031 words|5.2 min read|Nurses play a vital role at Bluff’s drug and alcohol addiction rehab center. From day one at our residential addiction treatment center outside Augusta, Georgia, [...]
Why Continuing Care is Important after Drug and Alcohol Rehab
1332 words|6.7 min read|You made it through detox and a substance abuse treatment program. Now you’re ready to say goodbye to addiction and jump back into normal life, [...]
12 Steps or Something Else?
1354 words|6.8 min read|Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is the granddaddy of mutual help groups for alcohol addiction. Founded in 1935, AA has helped millions of people in the U.S. [...]
Detox and Induction on Vivitrol: Q&A with William Jacobs, MD
1057 words|5.3 min read|1. After you evaluate a heroin addict, what are the next steps for stabilization and detoxification in a residential setting? How would you do this [...]
Runner’s High: It’s Real and Can Help People in Recovery Stay Sober
1039 words|5.2 min read|The benefits of exercise are well known and well accepted. A mountain of evidence shows that physical activity improves heart and circulatory health, strengthens muscles [...]
Relapse Happens. Here’s How to Get Back on Track.
632 words|3.2 min read|Relapse is, for many people, a part of living in recovery from addiction. The chronic nature of addictive disease means that the threat of relapse [...]
Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Addiction
998 words|5 min read|Prescription opioids such as oxycodone (OxyContin), hydrocodone (Vicodin) and fentanyl, along with illegal opioids like heroin, are among the most addictive drugs on the planet. [...]
Recovery Counselors Lead by Example
1292 words|6.5 min read|To really understand what it's like to deal with the daily injections and skin pricks that come with Type 1 diabetes, or how it feels [...]
How to Avoid Fumbling Your Recovery During the Super Bowl
558 words|2.8 min read|Super Bowl Sunday is one of the most-watched sporting events of the year, a day when millions of Americans get comfy on the couch, break [...]
Don’t Wait to Start Your Recovery
437 words|2.2 min read|With the holidays rapidly approaching, people struggling with addiction often decide to wait to start treatment until January. We urge anyone with a drug or [...]
Lucky the Horse Saved from Slaughter by Bluff
914 words|4.6 min read|Every year, thousands of U.S. horses are sent to slaughterhouses in Canada and Mexico, according to animal welfare organizations. Lucky the horse was bound for [...]