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What Are the Benefits of a Virtual Intensive Outpatient Program?

/ By / Addiction Treatment, Intensive Outpatient Program, Telehealth

In recent years, there has been a significant shift in the landscape of healthcare services, with many transitioning to virtual platforms. When it comes to addiction treatment, virtual intensive outpatient programs (IOPs) have emerged as a highly effective and accessible option. There is a range of virtual intensive outpatient program benefits that can make the […]

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What Are the Signs of Adderall Addiction?

/ By / Addiction Treatment, Drug Information, Rehab

Millions of young people and adults in the U.S. live with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). They may have trouble paying attention and often face other challenges in their daily lives. Doctors often try to help them find relief through medication. One of the most popular prescriptions for ADHD is Adderall. The stimulant drug can help people

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Can Mindfulness Meditation Work for Addiction?

/ By / Addiction Treatment, Addiction Treatment Therapies, Mental Health

Some people escape life’s challenges through the use of drugs and alcohol. This method of dealing with problems only avoids addressing the root causes. As a result, bodies and minds can become reliant on and addicted to drugs and alcohol. Addiction is a severe problem that many people face today. The treatment process can seem

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Does Substance Abuse Affect OCD?

/ By / Addiction Treatment, Dual Diagnosis, Mental Health

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) can often be so debilitating that those living with it turn to drugs and alcohol to try and cope. This unhealthy coping mechanism often leads to substance abuse and subsequent addiction. Because of this relationship, OCD and addiction are common co-occurring disorders. Co-occurring disorders are identified when someone has a substance use

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How Cocaine Affects Your Mental Health

/ By / Addiction Treatment, Drug Addiction, Dual Diagnosis

While not everyone who uses cocaine recreationally becomes addicted, for those who do, the lasting effects can be quite serious. It’s, therefore, important to get quality support if you or a loved one has developed cocaine dependency. Gaining some understanding of how cocaine affects mental health is a great place to start.  In many cases,

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Signs of Painkiller Abuse

/ By / Addiction Treatment, Addiction Treatment Therapies, Painkiller Addiction Treatment

Doctors may prescribe powerful painkillers for a variety of reasons ranging from post-surgery recovery to chronic pain. Some people also obtain the drugs illicitly or start with a legitimate prescription and transition into illegal use. However painkiller use begins, it often moves in the direction of misuse, especially when the drug in question is an

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Effects of Repressed Trauma

/ By / Mental Health, Mental Health Treatment, Trauma Treatment

Work to understand the effects of repressed trauma began with Sigmund Freud and remains important today. Because of the body’s instinct for self-preservation, deeply harmful events are sometimes partly or fully removed from conscious memory. This allows a traumatized person temporary relief from cognitively dealing with their past. Sadly, repressed trauma can have many negative

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What Is High-Functioning Anxiety?

/ By / Anxiety Treatment Program, Mental Health, Mental Health Treatment

Living with anxiety can be incredibly challenging, and individuals cope quite differently. For some, it’s a debilitating condition that severely impairs function in major areas such as employment or relationships. For others, anxiety wreaks havoc on their internal landscape while outside observers have no idea that they are struggling. In these latter cases, high-functioning anxiety

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