If you or a loved one is seeking addiction treatment, learning about the various types of programs is crucial in finding the best fit for your needs. Outpatient addiction programs are great options for people who have recently completed an inpatient program or do not have the time or money to enter inpatient. The two…
Medical science and technology have advanced incredibly quickly in the past century. Treatments and therapies have been developed for a wide range of disorders and diseases previously thought untreatable. Care for addiction has changed a great deal. Those addicted to alcohol were once relegated to being sent to insane asylums, and Sigmund Freud advocated for…
Substance use disorders are incredibly common among the population of the United States, with millions of people suffering from addiction to drugs or alcohol. Many of these millions will not receive treatment because of misconceptions about the treatments during recovery. Many of the nationwide programs and therapies offered at treatment centers are safe. However, it…
Millions of Americans experience addiction and associated mental health conditions every year. Those struggling with substance use and mental health disorders often search for relief from their symptoms. Thanks to advancements in medical knowledge, a wide range of therapies and treatments are offered for both addiction and mental health issues. One of the newer procedures…
There are many points in life when people experience anxiety. This is normal and expected, as life’s ups and downs will place demands on a person’s body and mind. In many cases, anxiety is useful as it primes the body to exert effort, allowing a person to achieve feats that would normally be beyond their…
Ketamine has a long history of use in ways that are both legal and illegal. Its medical uses date back to the Vietnam war when it was commonly used as battlefield anesthesia for injured soldiers. Following the war, it continued to be used as a sedative in the operating room. Illegal street usage of ketamine…
Depression is one of the most common mental health disorders affecting Americans today. Despite the prevalence of depression in society, far too many people fail to get the treatment they need to fully address this issue. Sometimes that’s due to a lack of knowledge, restricted access to care, financial concerns, or the societal pressure to…
Dual diagnosis is a common term in the addiction treatment community. But chances are, most people don’t know what dual diagnosis is. So what is dual diagnosis? Put simply, if someone is said to have a dual diagnosis, it means they have been diagnosed with a mental health disorder and a substance use disorder. This…
When someone is said to have a dual diagnosis, it means they have a recognized mental health disorder simultaneously as a substance abuse disorder. Multiple conditions are common, as mental health and substance abuse overlap fundamentally. Struggling with one type of disorder does not guarantee that someone will develop the other. However, it happens often…
