AspenRidge Launches New Medicaid Treatment Center
AspenRidge Recovery Launches Alpine Recovery Center for Medicaid Treatment in Colorado Denver...
How To Recover From Drug Addiction
Despite surrounding myths, addiction is a treatable disease. However, recovering from substance use disorder (or SUD) is challenging – both for individuals' suffering, as well as family members within close proximity. Seeking help can feel…
The First Step Of Drug Addiction Treatment Is To
We're often told that the hardest part of any journey is the first step. This is the moment that initiates real change. Reaching this early milestone can take willpower and serious commitment. As with any journey, the path to recovering from…
Feeling Hopeless About Life (In Recovery)
A misconception surrounding addiction is that an individual exemplifies a lack of willpower. In many instances, it can be misconstrued as a character flaw. However, substance use disorder (or SUD) is medically defined as a disease, not unlike…
Dealing With Shame In Therapy
For many struggling with substance misuse, shame is a familiar feeling, especially when it comes to looking inward and becoming honest in the progression of addiction. Shame may also come up for those who are trying to recover from substance…
Relapse Prevention Plan For Substance Abuse
Here’s the thing about substance use disorders, they humble you. As humans, we’re encouraged to take control of our lives in all aspects. However, the power of addiction isn’t simply an inconvenient obstacle to overcome. When it comes…
Why Do People Do Drugs?
Science has made incredible breakthroughs in studying the impacts of alcohol and drugs and, ultimately, ways in which effective treatment—including medications—can potentially assist tens of thousands in overcoming substance abuse. However,…
How Do Drugs Affect Your Life?
Substance use disorder is characterized as a progressive disease that can cause a person to lose control of their lives in ways they never thought possible. The effects of substance misuse and abuse can have a critical impact on several aspects…
Drinking Wine Every Night Weight Gain
Taking the edge off is a colloquialism that many of us love to use at least once; some of us at least once per day. Let’s face it: a glass of wine (or two or three) helps to balance life’s chaos with time-effective relaxation. Or does it?…
NSS-2 Bridge
The Bridge (NSS-2 Bridge) appears small but has huge potential for helping fight the opioid crisis in America. The NSS-2 Bridge is an innovative device recently approved by the FDA to aid in opioid withdrawal pain. It is appears not much…