Sober Living & Drug Addiction Blog

Trauma is something many people experience. It occurs when someone goes through an extremely stressful or frightening event. Unfortunately, 70% of U.S. adults have experienced a traumatic event in their lives. Trauma might look different for everyone, as any situation can be considered a traumatic experience...

Mental health is something that everyone struggles with. While some people only deal with occasional anxiety or feelings of sadness, others struggle with more serious conditions. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 1 in 5 adults live with a...

Obsessive-compulsive disorder is a mental health condition that is characterized by intrusive thoughts. People with this condition engage in compulsive behaviors to overcome unwanted thoughts that become distressing for them. For example, someone with OCD might have a fear of burning their house down. As a...

Trauma occurs when you experience something extremely stressful, frightening, or harmful that is difficult to cope with. According to the National Council for Behavioral Health, 70% of U.S. adults have experienced some type of trauma in their lives.[1] When someone deals with trauma, they will require...

Depression is one of the most common mental health conditions to affect people in the United States. According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA), 14.8 million adults 18 or older struggled with at least one major depression episode in 2020.[1] When you struggle...

Traumatic events are situations that cause people great and lasting distress. The way a person deals with stress is relative and personal to them, which means any type of negative experience can be considered trauma. With that being said, trauma can result from experiencing a...

Ketamine is a dissociative anesthetic drug, which means it can produce sedative and hallucinogenic effects. While ketamine was originally used on animals for its sedative properties, it has been approved for use in humans to treat a wide variety of mental health conditions like anxiety,...

Addiction is a chronic and progressive condition that must be continuously maintained to achieve long-lasting sobriety. Unfortunately, many people struggle with relapse, as the addiction relapse rate is currently between 40 to 60%.[1] Since relapse is so common, people in the addiction recovery community have...