Substance Abuse Treatment Tag

Addiction is always scary, but it’s easy to remove ourselves from it and say “that could never happen to me or someone I love”, especially if you do a good job of staying away from illegal substances.  However, illegal drugs aren’t the only ones that...

For all of our lives, we think of our parents as our protectors.  They are, ideally, our greatest support system and the people that we feel will always love us no matter what.  But what happens when the people who you feel closest to, and...

Getting assimilated back into society after a time of addiction can be stressful. Knowing how to approach potential employers about one’s history in addiction is very important for someone in recovery to feel confident in applying for a new job in the workforce. The good...

For those entering residential treatment or starting an intensive outpatient program (IOP), the term individualized treatment sounds great. But what is individualized treatment? Many don’t know how to fully explain what it actually is, but they are enjoying the benefits and advantages of having a...

“Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.” Although the origin of this quote may be in question (most attribute it to Buddha), its’ wisdom is tough to deny. The idea is especially useful to those of us recovering from serious injury or illness....

For the past two years, while a majority of the Kardashian clan has kept their names and faces in the tabloids, one of them fell out of the lime light, and that’s Rob Kardashian. His family has been very candid on their television show about the struggles that Rob had been going through, and while no one has assumed he’s struggling with substance abuse, it was clear that he was severely depressed.