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How to Deal with Withdrawal

There is one thing that everyone in addiction recovery has in common. They all went through withdrawal. Whatever path someone takes en route to sobriety, whether it’s a 12-step program, a short-term inpatient program, or outpatient rehab, withdrawal must come first. As long as there remains any lingering drug or alcohol in the body, recovery cannot begin. Going through withdrawal is not easy. But coping with withdrawal symptoms can be…
Melissa Beitler
October 16, 2021
Addiction RecoveryAddiction Treatment ProgramsDrug AddictionFaith-Based TreatmentMental Health

Prayers For Someone On Drugs

The power and effectiveness of prayer in addiction recovery are being reaffirmed across the country in numerous recovery settings. In fact, almost three-quarters of rehab options in the US include faith-based addiction treatment programs. Whether part of a 12-step program or used in a residential addiction recovery center, prayer can play an influential role in your recovery. If you seek professional treatment for addiction and want to engage in a…
Melissa Beitler
October 12, 2021
AddictionAddiction RecoveryAddiction Treatment ProgramsMental HealthTherapy

Breaking the Cycle of Addiction

Although a drug habit begins due to behaviors triggered by life experience, addiction is not a habit. It is an illness of the brain that is chronic and incurable. However, with proper treatment, it is possible to manage your addiction. The cycle of addiction is a function of numerous elements that play out in a perfect storm. Professional drug treatment is the best and safest way to break the cycle…
Melissa Beitler
October 10, 2021
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Addiction Severity Index

People who suffer from substance misuse, dependence, and addiction fall on an addiction severity continuum. Where someone falls on that continuum will not change the fact that they will need an addiction treatment center program. However, it may affect decisions about what kind of treatment will be best. Professional counselors can administer the addiction severity index (ASI) and assess your substance use to help you get the best available treatment.…
Melissa Beitler
October 6, 2021
Addiction RecoveryAddiction Treatment ProgramsAlcohol Addiction Treatment CenterDrug AddictionFaith-Based TreatmentTeen Addiction

Pennsylvania Substance Abuse Counseling

Substance abuse treatment has a checkered history. Just a few hundred years ago, the reigning opinion about those caught in an addiction cycle was rooted in judgment, as people believed that someone had a problem with their morals. There were some early glimmers of a more modern understanding of addiction. In 1784, Benjamin Rush put forth the idea that alcoholism is a disease that can be treated. However, it wasn't…
Melissa Beitler
October 4, 2021
AddictionAddiction RecoveryAddiction Treatment ProgramsMental HealthTherapy

How to Achieve Whole Recovery

While most experts consider addiction to be a mental health condition, it involves the entire body as well as mind and spirit. Effective addiction treatment must involve the whole person to achieve complete recovery. Are you thinking about seeking addiction recovery help for yourself or someone you love? If so, find a treatment center that will address the whole you, with programs and offerings that include evidence-based treatments such as…
Melissa Beitler
October 2, 2021
Addiction RecoveryAddiction Treatment Programs

5 Necessary Addiction Recovery Life Skills

What life skills do you need to maintain sobriety after rehab? Re-entry can feel scary after inpatient or outpatient addiction treatment. There are indeed things you can do, thinking you can adopt, and priorities you can set. Each of these will help you with addiction recovery and relapse prevention. Our rehab program offers a cognitive-behavioral therapy program (CBT). This treatment sets clients up for success post-discharge by providing concrete strategies…
Melissa Beitler
August 27, 2021
Addiction RecoveryAddiction Treatment ProgramsInpatient Addiction Treatment Program

How to Choose an Adolescent Rehab Center

Finding an adolescent rehab center means finding somewhere that hires professionals who understand teens, are trained to work with this age group. They should also work closely with families during and after treatment to ensure a continuity of care post-discharge. Naaman (Naaman) has entire adolescent addiction treatment programs devoted to treating adolescents over the age of 18 with substance use disorders. Our staff can easily walk you through options and…
Melissa Beitler
July 22, 2021
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6 Life Skills for Addiction Recovery

When someone with a substance use disorder leaves rehab, such as an inpatient addiction treatment program, what next? In rehab, you have withdrawn from the physical addiction and begun the healing process with therapy, group support, and other evidence-based protocols. Knowing how to move forward in your recovery is a vital step in the process. What life after rehab looks like depends significantly on your ability to engage the life…
Melissa Beitler
July 15, 2021
AddictionAddiction RecoveryAddiction Treatment ProgramsHeroin Addiction Treatment Center

How Heroin Addiction Treatment Helps Fight the Opioid Epidemic

Heroin and other opiates have been around for a long time. Still, it was with the introduction of Oxycontin and other synthetic opioids in the late 1990s when the opioid epidemic took off. Pharmaceutical manufacturers were less than transparent about the addictiveness of these substances, and as a result, doctors confidently prescribed them to patients suffering from acute or chronic pain. Today there are more than 100 deaths per day…
Melissa Beitler
July 6, 2021