One of the reasons you or a loved one might hesitate to enter rehab is because of common addiction treatment misconceptions. People’s tendency to fear…
The mechanics of addiction are straight-forward, but addiction itself varies from one individual to the next. Not only are the substances different, producing different symptoms…
Welcome Our New Executive Director: Shane Phillips, MSW, LCAS Shane is grateful for the opportunity to return to Red Oak Recovery® as Executive Director of…
More and more experts are seeing a lot of overlap between the conditions. In fact, about 9.2 million people in the United States struggle with…
Do you ever experience “FOMO,” or the “Fear of Missing Out”? This phenomenon, defined as ‘‘the uneasy and sometimes all-consuming feeling that you’re missing out…
People with substance use disorders have more tooth decay and periodontal disease than the general population but are less likely to receive dental care, according…
Everyone deals with stress and, if left uncontrolled, it can be very damaging to your physical and mental health. There are many stressful habits that…
Addiction is one of the hardest things that most people will ever have to overcome. Both men and women struggle with mental disorders. However, each…
When you’re a young adult, struggling with chemical dependency looks scary. It’s different from the ways that older adults experience it. Therefore, working with therapists…
