Posts Tagged ‘rehab’
Detox: the Physical Process of Recovery
Explaining detox – the physical process of recovery – is today’s guest author, Patricia L. Ryding, Psy.D. Dr. Ryding is the Executive Director of Beach House Center for Recovery, a drug and alcohol addiction rehabilitation center in Juno Beach, Florida. She is a licensed clinical psychologist who brings over 30 years of experience as both…
Read MoreLooking for Effective Addiction Treatment?
Looking for Effective Addiction Treatment? Check out Inside Rehab: The Surprising Truth About Addiction Treatment – and How to Get Help That Works, a new book released February 7, 2013, by Anne M. Fletcher, M.S., R.D. I’d first learned of Anne Fletcher’s new book in Jane E. Brody’s compelling article, “Effective Addiction Treatment,” appearing February…
Read MoreRelapse Prevention – What’s Your Anti-Drug / Anti-Drink?
Relapse prevention – What’s your anti-drug | anti-drink? Once an addict/alcoholic clears their system of their substance of choice (through detox), s/he must work to re-train and repair his/her brain in order to recover from their addiction. Why? Because addiction is defined as a chronic, often relapsing brain disease. What does this have to do…
Read MoreRehab – What More Could You Want?
Rehab at a 28 days at a residential treatment facility – what more could you want to treat a drug addiction or alcoholism? Short answer: so, so much more! The common perception is that finally getting a loved one with a drug or alcohol addiction into a 28-day residential rehab treatment program will take care…
Read MoreThe Need for Addiction Treatment Outcomes Measurements
Addiction Treatment Outcomes Measurements – one of the most difficult aspects about trying to find a treatment center and/or program that is “right” for you and/or your loved one is the frustration over the inability to actually “measure” how one program works vs. another. Why is this critical? Because the typical treatment model does not…
Read MoreFinding Effective Addiction Treatment Can Be Tough!
Finding effective addiction treatment can be overwhelmingly difficult. Guest post authors, Eileen and Alisa, share their own experience. The following is a guest post from Eileen and Alisa, mother and daughter, working together to fight the family disease of addiction. Appropriate addiction treatment is hard to find. Recently I did a web search (google) for…
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