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What Is Dual Diagnosis Treatment?

Trying to get a drug addiction under control is hard enough without a mental condition getting in the way. However, it’s pretty common for people to have an addiction and an additional mental disorder at the same time. This situation requires treatment for co-occurring disorders. First, let’s address the question, “What is dual diagnosis?” What Is Dual Diagnosis? Many people have heard the term “dual diagnosis” from rehab centers or

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The Ways Behavioral Therapy Works During Detox

Substance abuse is a common problem among millions of people across the United States. It’s the precursor to addiction, but people still have control over their actions. Stopping substance abuse in its tracks is the best way to avoid addiction. Behavioral therapy can help. What Is Behavioral Therapy? Multiple types of therapies involve looking into behaviors. In fact, behavioral therapy is any program that attempts to modify behaviors or attitudes.

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Cognitive therapy techniques explained simply

Cognitive Therapy Techniques Explained Simply

No two people’s bodies respond the same way to treatment. Just as this is true for patients who receive treatment for cancer, this applies to people who receive addiction treatment. Due to this, rehab centers offer multiple methods of therapy so that they can provide for many people’s needs. Some of them use a variety of cognitive therapy techniques. What Is Cognitive Therapy? As a type of psychotherapy, rehab therapists

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Group Therapy for Drug Addiction

What Is a Holistic Treatment Center for Addiction?

Addiction is an all-inclusive disease that’s potentially deadly for its victims. Its insatiable appetite for substances leaves a trail of death, destruction and despair. Addiction is a complex disease that historically hasn’t been well understood. It doesn’t happen the same way for any two people and it isn’t overcome all that easily. Sadly, conventional inpatient rehab tends to take a relatively superficial approach to addiction treatment that can fail to

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Resolving to Be Sober

Resolving to Be Sober

Here we are at the beginning of a new year. The Christmas decorations are being taken down, the family and friends have all gone home, and we are ready to carry on with life as usual. For those of us who are hoping 2013 brings a more prosperous, healthier life, this is the time to evaluate ourselves and the way we live. Preventing Addiction And Resolving to Be Sober Millions of

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Recovery Gifts That Support Sobriety

Recovery Gifts That Support Sobriety

Finding the perfect Christmas gift for someone in recovery is much easier than one might think.  Like any gift-buying objective, finding something that is personal to the receiver will warm their heart and put a big smile on their face. 10 Extraordinary Gift Ideas for Someone in Recovery Whether you wrap it in a box, arrange it gift-basket style, or stuff it in a bag; these gifts are easy to

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Lindsay Lohan a Changed Woman

Lindsay Lohan a Changed Woman

Lindsay Lohan is determined to convince her fans that she is a changed woman, and that she has put her drug and alcohol abuse behind her. In a post treatment interview with Oprah, Lindsay explained what she was going through when she was sentenced, serving time in jail and in recovery. Lohan made it clear that in the past she wasn’t ready for recovery, but that this time is different.

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That 70’s Show Star Lisa Robin Kelly Dies Suddenly in Rehab

Lisa Robin Kelly, also known as Laurie Forman, Eric Forman’s malicious older sister on the popular sitcom That 70’s Show, passed away August 14th while in rehab. She was just 43 years old. She had recently admitted herself to rehab in California, where she died unexpectedly in her sleep. The autopsy is back but inconclusive, and the toxicology report will not be available for another couple of months. According to

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Is there a difference betwen a slip and a relapse?

Is There a Difference Between a Slip and a Relapse?

A relapse is a large part of many people’s experience in recovery. It is nothing to be ashamed of. A Relapse, by definition, happens when a person goes back or regresses from progress in recovery. After reading this article, we hope you’ll have more information on relapse prevention. To purely abstain from drugs and not address the issues substance abuse has caused in your life and simply use again would

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If These 3 Celebrities Were Able to Conquer Addiction, You Can Too

There is always a lot to say about addiction news in today’s world. Addiction rates are soaring and so many people are suffering. To put a more positive spin on things for a minute, here are 3 celebrities who were able to beat addiction. Josh Hamilton is a former #1 pick in the MLB draft. He was a once-in-a-generation talent coming out of high school. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays

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