Addiction and Borderline Personality Disorder: Dual Diagnosis As an individual in recovery, I am familiar with the emotional and psychological turmoil invoked by active addiction. I personally recall times it…
One aspect of my job involves facilitating a detox group in an alcohol and drug rehabilitation program. During this weekly group, I meet with a group of patients who have…
As any individual in recovery can understand, there is a stigma on how will power should be the only necessity to overcoming addiction. Since the 1980’s part of the U.S….
Selena’s folks see Justin Bieber as a bad influence on their daughter and want her to go back to rehab as a way of putting some distance between the…
As a person in recovery, I know what it’s like to experience drug dreams – also called ‘using dreams’ – and to awake the next morning upset or in a…
The Florida House on Thursday approved a bill, known as HB 479, which could lead to requiring specific certification of substance-abuse recovery facilities known as “sober houses.” The bill was…
The main difference between Florida Model Treatment and traditional treatment programs is in the structure. Whereas traditional methods are designed with everything under one roof: therapy rooms, clients’ rooms, and…
A month ago today, an Indiana couple were each sentenced for an incident that took place in early March at a fast food restaurant that involved their two young children…
Depression and untreated alcoholism or other substance abuse often go hand-in-hand, so much so that many compare the situation to the “chicken or the egg” conundrum. People with mental health…
In the news is a powerful new prescription painkiller that The Food and Drug Administration is trying to decide whether it should be approved. This new drug is called Moxduo…
People who have the tendency to become an alcoholic or addict share a lot of things in common, in their thought processes and behavior. This is true of people in…
The funny thing about being a drug addict or alcoholic is that you think that everyone else is stupid enough to believe the crazy stories you come up with to…