Drug and alcohol addiction changes many facets of a person’s life. That’s why treatment needs to embrace a wide range of needs to create a…
Controlling negative thoughts and behaviors that often follow is a big part of addiction recovery. One way to do this is through mindfulness training, a…
The country continues to feel the fallout from the effects of the opioid epidemic that first arose in the early 1990s. Places like Virginia are…
Alprazolam, or Xanax, is a drug often that doctors often provide as a sedative through a prescription. It belongs to a category of drugs called…
One of the biggest misconceptions people have when it comes to drug addiction is that it is a choice. Many people attribute a failure to stop drug…
People typically don’t anticipate becoming addicted to cocaine when they try it for the first time. They may think of it as nothing more than…
It’s not easy for most people to admit that they have an alcohol addiction. Many people brush off expressions of concern from friends or loved…
Opioid overdose numbers in Tennessee can be shocking. The number of people who engage in drug abuse and suffer a drug overdose has come down…
When an overdose occurs from overuse of an opioid, the brain starts to shut down, breathing slows, and the heart rate falls. As this is…
Rational emotive behavioral therapy (REBT) is a type of cognitive-behavioral therapy. This type of talk therapy is not new but has been used readily since…
