Taking benzodiazepines could increase patient risk of opioid overdose
Patients who take benzodiazepines, primarily used to treat anxiety, are four times more likely to become addicted to or overdose on opioids, according to a …
Can Poor Sleeping Habits Predict Substance Use Disorder?
What makes a person more likely to become addicted to drugs or alcohol than someone else? While we know that a propensity for substance use …
What Comes First: Addiction or Mental Illness?
Addiction treatment hasn’t always included treatment for mental health disorders. There was a time where treatment for addiction and mental health were kept separate, which …
The Economic Impact of the Opioid Epidemic
Prescription drug use has had a profound effect on the United States, and its impact on the economy is no exception. Between 1999 and 2015, …
How Does EMDR Therapy Help in Addiction Recovery?
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy, or EMDR, is a nontraditional form of psychotherapy designed to eradicate negative emotions associated with memories of painful or …
The Importance of Healthy Self-Esteem in Recovery & 3 Ways to Improve It
Self-esteem is the confidence we have in our worth and abilities. Healthy self-esteem stems from our ability to objectively and accurately assess ourselves, weaknesses and …
7 Tips for Recovery-Boosting Sleep
Total wellness that encompasses the mind, body, spirit connection is crucial to permanent recovery, but you can’t achieve it if you aren’t caring for each …
The Link Between Failure to Launch & Addiction
Young adulthood is a phase of life where young adults should be launching into greater independence and responsibility, making more decisions, and putting necessary life …
How Attachment Style Influences Addiction
Attachment during childhood, particularly infancy, establishes how a person views relationships and intimacy later in life. If a child experiences a healthy attachment with their …
8 Reasons Why Group Therapy Works
For many people, group therapy is even more powerful than individual therapy. The group dynamic and open line of communication lend themselves to honesty and …