Addiction can be lonely and overwhelming. Family members may not understand a loved one is struggling. For some dealing with addiction, their families may not relate. It can be increasingly challenging to cope with addiction and recovery without support. Today, individual therapy is one of the leading tools for those in addiction recovery. Therapists specializing…
An addiction treatment center is a facility devoted to drug rehab and addiction recovery. Several kinds of addiction treatment centers range from inpatient to outpatient, each with a different environment, an array of amenities offered, multiple therapy options, and standard or personalized treatment plans. If you or someone you love are struggling with substance abuse…
Detox is the first step on your life-saving journey to eliminate the abuse of and dependency on alcohol. Some people have an intense and all-consuming need to consume alcohol simply for their body and mind to feel normal. An alcohol detox, administered under the care of medical professionals to manage the alcohol withdrawal symptoms, can…
Alcohol is a substance that can be highly addictive and can often lead to alcohol dependence or addiction. Once an addiction has developed, alcohol withdrawal symptoms can be very painful and last for days, and many times will result in failure and keep people from trying again. To successfully break a dependency on alcohol, it…
If you have ever tried to address an alcohol abuse problem with a friend or family member, you might have felt resistance or defensiveness from your loved one. The idea that you can’t help people who won’t help themselves is not true. The right approach can encourage someone with an alcohol use disorder (an addiction…
Those who are battling an active addiction feel hopeless. If you’re like most alcoholics, you’ve probably considered going to alcohol abuse rehab centers in Jacksonville, but you don’t think they’ll work for you. The part of your brain telling you that is also the part of the brain making sure you continue to drink. That’s…
Heading into a residential addiction treatment program is a significant step. If you or someone you care about is about to take this step, congratulations are in order. Of the many questions that may be spiraling through your head, “What can I take with me?” might be one of them. Most rehab centers provide suggested…
The holiday season is upon us. While the holidays are a time of celebrating with family and friends, they can also be a time of tension and stress. American culture places alcohol at the center of most of our celebrations, making the holiday especially challenging for those in recovery. Alcohol addiction is a chronic disease,…
When you get help for addiction, you must go through several milestones on your way to recovery. One of the most challenging milestones comes near the very start of your sobriety efforts. This is the time when you enter a drug and alcohol detox program and go through substance withdrawal. Withdrawal is a temporary collection…
Alcoholism or alcohol use disorder as the condition is now referred to can seem to run in families. There’s good reason to suspect this, as there is a genetic link to an increased risk of developing alcohol addiction. This means that if you have biological family members who struggle with alcohol addiction, your chances of…