Added By Red Oak RecoveryRed Oak RecoveryMeet The Editorial TeamPublished: April 13, 2016Updated: March 3, 2022A new study* published in the March 2016 issue of the journal Clinical Psychological Science found statistically significant links between heavy marijuana use and reduced socioeconomic status. The study, carried out at the University of California-Davis, with partial funding from…
Added By Red Oak RecoveryRed Oak RecoveryMeet The Editorial TeamPublished: January 25, 2016Updated: March 3, 2022Over 30 years ago, a team of researchers identified motivation as a prime indicator of success in recovery. Their research is the basis for the Stages of Change model, which assesses an individual’s readiness to make a permanent life change.Identifying…
Added By Red Oak RecoveryRed Oak RecoveryMeet The Editorial TeamPublished: November 18, 2015Updated: May 7, 2021One size does not fit all when it comes to alcohol and addiction treatment. You are an individual, and the treatment model that works for you will be based on your unique characteristics and experiences. Addiction counselors and clinicians are…
Added By Red Oak RecoveryRed Oak RecoveryMeet The Editorial TeamPublished: November 12, 2015Updated: March 3, 2022For young people working their way through addiction treatment, a smoking habit may seem like the “lesser of evils.” Not so. In addition to cancer and disease risk associated with cigarettes, a recent study now shows that smoking actually increases…
Added By Red Oak RecoveryRed Oak RecoveryMeet The Editorial TeamPublished: September 14, 2015Updated: March 3, 2022While addiction is an issue that affects just about every imaginable demographic group, research has shown that there are stark differences in the respective addiction experiences of men and women. Addiction experts have pointed out that from a societal standpoint,…
Added By Red Oak RecoveryRed Oak RecoveryMeet The Editorial TeamPublished: August 13, 2015Updated: March 18, 2020Substance addiction can damage both the mind and body. Intensive outpatient and outpatient addiction treatment programs clients heal physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Detoxification and cognitive-behavior therapy help purge the body of substances and the mind of negative thoughts that cause…
Added By Red Oak RecoveryRed Oak RecoveryMeet The Editorial TeamPublished: March 6, 2015Updated: June 20, 2018The list of reasons for young adults addicted to marijuana to seek suitable experiential therapy in North Carolina is doubtless a long one, but an addition to that list could be the potential for offspring to have a heightened risk…
Added By Red Oak RecoveryRed Oak RecoveryMeet The Editorial TeamPublished: February 3, 2015Updated: May 7, 2021Substance use therapists across the United States will be interested to learn of recent research pointing to the usefulness of mindfulness training in reducing the deficits in natural reward processing that may arise for those with more chronic pain and…
Added By Red Oak RecoveryRed Oak RecoveryMeet The Editorial TeamPublished: January 26, 2015Updated: May 7, 2021It should certainly interest many of those families considering young adult recovery programs to read the findings of recent research by Dr. Kerstin Pahl and colleagues at the New York University (NYU) School of Medicine. The study found self-control among…
Added By Red Oak RecoveryRed Oak RecoveryMeet The Editorial TeamPublished: January 26, 2015Updated: June 20, 2018If there is one explanation for the popularity of services offering mental health support in North Carolina among the families who may be concerned about the drug use of their teen or young adult, it is because of the correlation…