Individuals making the life-altering decision to seek treatment for their substance dependencies face several choices regarding the type of program to enter. One specific kind is known as outpatient treatment. Outpatient Program Overview This form of help offers recipients the opportunity to undergo drug rehabilitation on an outpatient basis. It differs from the more traditional…
If you’re concerned about your health due to drinking alcohol, it can be helpful to figure out when drinking can become a problem. No matter what, it’s important to consider whether you have an addiction or not. Doing so can make it easier to seek treatment when necessary. Before drinking becomes an addiction, you may…
Detox from drugs and alcohol can be a dangerous experience for men and women who don’t understand what drugs and alcohol do to their bodies. They will go through painful physical withdrawals and powerful cravings, pushing them to relapse and potentially overdose and die. Participants who enroll in a treatment facility will learn what to…
Drug addiction affects nearly 21 million men and women in the U.S. today, and those numbers continue to rise each year. Many people still see drugs as a social problem and don’t understand how easily drug addiction can form, especially for people with other mental health concerns like depression or PTSD. Drug addiction treatment is…
Heroin is one of the most abused substances in the U.S., and heroin addiction affects people from all walks of life. The National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA) estimates that nearly 80% of men and women with an addiction to heroin first started with opioid pain medication prescribed by a doctor. To get help for…
Drug addiction is a growing problem all over the U.S., but especially in the New England area. Research shows that Massachusetts opioid-related death rates are double the average rate than in the U.S. as a whole. On average, one in seven young men and women aged 18-25 struggle with drug addiction and can benefit from…
Both prescription and illicit drugs can cause dependency and addiction. The signs of drug addiction could be physical, causing a range of withdrawal symptoms when you can’t access the drug. They could also be psychological, causing you to have a strong desire to experience the drug’s effects. What appears to be innocent exploration can swiftly…
Are you ready to create realistic addiction recovery goals? Thinking about New Year’s recovery goals may be important for men and women in alcohol and drug addiction recovery. It can be helpful to focus on what your life will be like when you are creating a sober living lifestyle. At Clearhaven Recovery, we offer the…
The physical effects of heroin addiction can be devastating to the body, creating such a strong dependence that it is unsafe to discontinue use without proper medical support. Fortunately, help is available to ensure individuals with substance use disorders may be successfully weaned off of opioids and opiates, allowing them to concentrate on living in…
Whatever the addiction, the first step in recovery is ridding the body of all remnants of the addictive substance. That is the only part of addiction treatment that always has to happen at a certain time. Why? Because allowing the body to remember how to function without drugs or alcohol, though it does not stop…