Drug rehabilitation

The thought of entering an inpatient drug rehabilitation center without access to a laptop is an incredibly scary proposition for many people. Laptops have become an increasingly vital way to stay in touch with the world through e-mail and other important Internet communication methods. Thankfully, an increasing number of drug rehabilitation centers are starting to accept people bringing and using laptops during their recovery. These centers have finally understood the ways that access to these…

Breaking Free Sadly, our world has been overcome with people suffering with drug and/or alcohol addiction. It has become a literal pandemic. It doesn’t seem to be getting better, only worse. The reasons people use drugs or alcohol are different from person to person; therefore, there is not a cure-all for everyone. It takes a lot of time and compassion from others to help these people learn to lead healthy lives again, free from the demon of addiction. I feel that our only hope is not to send…

These are our top for, however after exploring our website and talking to the wonderful staff at (Location Name), you will find many more reasons as to why we are ten steps above the rest! • Dual-Diagnosis Treatment (Link it to D-D Page) Addiction to drugs or alcohol can be an intense cause for many, newly onset, mental disorders. However, it is even more common, that a client comes in and has already been battling a minor, or major, psychological disorder. In fact,…

Agency Name: Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Center Interviewed: Dave Anderson, MA, LPC, CAADA Time in Substance Abuse Service: 11.5 years Title within Agency: “Outpatient Therapist” Date: Monday, October 5th, 2015 at 4:00pm This Monday our team interviewed Dave Anderson, MA, LPC, CAADA of sacred heart rehabilitation center in Flint Michigan. Dave was kind enough to field our interview from our team. Dave is a substance abuse outpatient therapist, he specializes in helping his clients obtain…

Being the youngest in the Sober Living, I live at, it’s like I have six moms and/or older sisters. All of the women have inspired me with their recovery and learning a new way of life, as so am I. One of the ladies I live with Tiffany P. (for anonymity reasons can’t write her full name; she is in a 12 Step program as I am) is a Hawaii-born lady, straight from Honolulu, Hawaii. The reason why I’m writing about her and not the other five ladies, is because our story starts in Acton Rehab almost…

On Friday, October 28, 2016, I attended my very first open meeting for Overeaters Anonymous located in the Beebe Memorial CME Temple next to a church in 3900 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, CA at 6pm. This was the first time in a long time that I felt welcomed into a community of people whom I had just met. I arrived thirty minutes before the meeting and spoke to Louis, the meeting advisor for the night. I let him know I was a student who was taking a class on Addiction and wanted to know if it was…

Substance Abuse Treatment: What is and Isn’t Working Substance abuse is common in America, and there are treatment options available. Treatments for substance abuse scale from professional counseling to 12-step programs. Most of these programs do not have outstanding success rates, considering not everyone can afford professional help. 12-step programs seem to be more common, with that in consideration there are downfalls to this way of treatment. Lack of funding, religion, socioeconomic…

are harder than watching a son fall into and struggle with an addiction to alcohol or drugs. It can make a parent feel like a failure and inspires feelings of helplessness. However, you can make a vital difference in your son 's life by making a stand and getting him help. It will be a difficult process for you both, but it can help save him from a life of destructive addiction. Watching For Tell-Tale Signs Drug use and addiction will change your son 's behavior in a wide variety of ways. You…

attend rehab. Understanding the complex interaction between cell phone use, recovery, and drug rehabilitation centers can help you more easily prepare for this difficult process. Do Rehabilitation Centers Allow Cell Phones? Simply put, cell phones are not allowed in drug rehabilitation centers. Not just for you, but for anyone that attends. In fact, if you try to bring your cell phone to a drug rehabilitation center, it is very likely going to be confiscated and put in storage. Once your stay…

harder” (Rosenberg). Relapse rates for drug and alcohol abusers is much higher than it should be. Only about 50 percent of people who have attended a residential drug treatment facility stay in recovery (Rosenberg). In the article “Staying Sober After Treatment Ends,” Tina Rosenberg discusses how continuing sobriety after rehabilitation services, specifically impatient services, is much harder than one would think. Many people who experience residential rehabilitation treatment become sober…