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What to Expect in an Intensive Outpatient Program

An intensive outpatient program (IOP) is a treatment option for those needing substance use disorder, mental health, or dual diagnosis support. It provides intensive, structured therapeutic services to help individuals work toward long-term recovery. At Rockland Recovery, our intensive outpatient program offers an individualized approach tailored to suit each client’s needs. During the program, clients…

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What Are the Most Addictive Drugs?

Substance use disorder is a disease that affects millions of Americans every year. This disease is characterized by an intense and continuous urge to use a substance despite understanding the negative consequences. This urge stems from drugs interacting with the brain’s pleasure center, providing short-term relief to challenging emotions followed by unpleasant withdrawal symptoms. Learning…

Massachusetts opioid statistics

Massachusetts Opioid Statistics

In the late 1990s, pharmaceutical companies reassured the medical community that people would not become addicted to opioid pain relievers. As a result, healthcare professionals began to prescribe opioids at greater rates. About two decades later, opioid drug addiction treatment programs help more than a million Americans struggling with opioid misuse yearly. In 2017, the…

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Opioid Addiction Treatment Facility Options in Massachusetts

Addiction to painkillers is at an all-time high in Massachusetts and across the country as a whole. Prescription opioid abuse has dramatically risen, cementing it as a significant national health crisis. The health and economic uncertainty brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic has only exacerbated an already dire predicament for the country. If you or…