Addiction Treatment Blog by Addiction Experts » Latest News
Jawbreaking Recovery
My first time in psychiatric treatment, I didn’t lie about my drug use. Okay, I barely lied about my drug use. Regardless, my psychiatrist came to the conclusion that I had a problem with marijuana. I briefly hated her for saying that and repeatedly pretended I was having a trauma reaction when I couldn’t stop myself from crying about the prospect of giving up weed. I finally agreed to not smoking weed for three weeks … Read entire article »
Filed under: Latest News
My First Time Speaking
This week I spoke at a meeting for my first time ever. It was quite the nerve wrecking experience, I must say. I wasn’t sure what I was going to say. My thinking was if I can make people laugh and cry I did a good job. The advice I was receiving from people was usually, “relax… breathe…. and let God do the rest.” I thought this was good advice, but the last time I … Read entire article »
Filed under: Addiction, Drugs, Latest News, Recovery, Treatment
Sober and Bored?
When I was new in sobriety I was bored. Dangerously bored. I had no idea what to do with myself now that I was sober. When weekends would roll around I would be deathly bored. I remember the first few months in rehab a few of my buddies had a brilliant idea. “It’s Saturday night… let’s do something crazy!” Well, the best we could come up was buy extra large Monster energy drinks and… I … Read entire article »
Filed under: Latest News
Holistic Medicine: Truly Healthy or Latest Fad?
A survey of new techniques in treatment of alcoholism and addiction inevitably leads to the emergence of holistic medicine as a complementary approach for a variety of programs. From drug- court mandated acupuncture, to a staff naturopath at many higher end rehabs, the presence of holistic medicine comes in many forms and serves many functions. In what ways (and at what cost) are these alternative treatments proving effective? Acupuncture: Perhaps the most widespread form of alt. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Addiction, Drugs, Latest News, Recovery, Treatment
Why Are Addicts So Immature?
A common concept for addicts is that we stop maturing when we start using. This could be true for a few reasons that are social and biological. Drugs impair brain function which can lead to the addict not developing mentally because their brain process is hindered. The lifestyle of an addict can also lead to them to not mature as they are not fully rooted in reality and are often unmotivated to better themselves or … Read entire article »
Filed under: Latest News
Top 10 Misconceptions about Drug Rehab
There are many misconceptions and beliefs about drug rehab facilities which are not in fact true. These misconceptions are numerous. Knowledge and awareness about rehab centers are increasing as the acceptance of addiction as a disease spreads. Here are some of the most common misconceptions about rehabilitation facilities: Rehab is a fix to addiction: Many believe that if you go through treatment you will come out the other side fixed and cured of their addiction. Some … Read entire article »
Filed under: Latest News, Recovery, Treatment
Needle Exchange Programs- Reducing Health Risks that come with Drug Addiction
Needle exchange programs provide clean needles to intravenous drug users to decrease risk of contracting a disease through needle sharing. They provide users with needles, cotton balls, tourniquets, metal pots for cooking drugs, alcohol swabs and condoms. Along with providing these items for safer practices they also give users some access to health treatment. They give STD testing and vaccination and treat users with abscesses. They also provide the users with treatment information if they … Read entire article »
Filed under: Addiction, Drugs, Latest News, Treatment
Sober and Home for the First Time Since Rehab
Recently I just made a trip back home to see my family in London for the first time in six months. For the last six months I had been in some form of an addiction treatment center, either in primary care, secondary care or sober living. I had seen my parents in that time at family programs but under the supervision and monitoring of the clinical staff running those programs. This trip was, therefore, my … Read entire article »
Filed under: Addiction, Latest News, Life, Recovery, Treatment
Video Game Addiction Affecting Teenage Brains
A recent study on adolescents shows that teens who play more than nine hours of video games a week seem to have a larger reward center in the brain than those who play less than nine hours. Although they cannot determine if videogames are the cause of this area in the ventral striatum being larger and more active, there seems to be correlation between this reward center and frequent gaming. This region of the brain … Read entire article »
Filed under: Addiction, Latest News, research
Definite Link Between Marijuana, Meth and Schizophrenia
Definite links between the use of methamphetamine, marijuana, and the development of schizophrenia have been shown in a recent study from researchers at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) in Toronto. In a measure of cooperation between North American countries the researchers actually took results from the records of patients who were admitted to California hospitals between 1990 and 2000 with a diagnosis of dependence or abuse for methamphetamine, marijuana, alcohol, cocaine or … Read entire article »
Filed under: Addiction, Conditions and Disorders, Drugs, Latest News
 |  |  |  |
Comments