Overcoming an Addictive Personality

Overcoming an Addictive Personality

Certain genetic factors have been shown to have some correlation with the level of potential an individual has of developing an addiction. While genetic factors are far from the only factors that lead to addiction, they may impact the onset of addiction for some...
What Are Co-occurring Disorders?

What Are Co-occurring Disorders?

Co-occurring disorders are common when dealing with substance abuse. This term is another term used to describe a dual diagnosis. Understanding what they are and how they affect recovery can be extremely beneficial. Recognizing a potential co-occurring disorder and...
What Initiated Your Addiction?

What Initiated Your Addiction?

Understanding what factors or situations influenced the beginning of your addiction can be extremely useful to you in recovery. Learning from past situations and recognizing the factors that led you into the addictive cycle can help you refrain from making similar...
Working Through Recovery While Pregnant

Working Through Recovery While Pregnant

Substance abuse can cause various adverse health effects and long-term consequences for you and those surrounding you. If you are working through the recovery process and discover you are pregnant, the effects of relapsing are drastically increased. You are no longer...
What Are the Benefits of Partial Day Treatment?

What Are the Benefits of Partial Day Treatment?

Partial day treatment is a form of partial hospitalization program. This level of treatment is a step-down program for clients who have already attended residential treatment. Partial day treatment allows people to develop a support system, search for employment, and...
Types of Drugs and Their Effects

Types of Drugs and Their Effects

Substance abuse can occur with a variety of substances. Learning about each of the commonly abused substances and the effects that they have on your physiology can be extremely useful. Each substance comes with its own set of side effects and potential consequences....
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