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Alumni programs form part of rehab after-care programs and play an integral role in achieving long-term sobriety. You will experience some of the most intense emotions and breakthroughs when undergoing addiction recovery treatment. This is…

Suboxone and methadone are prescription medications used to treat opioid addiction. Opioids are typically substances that act as opioid receptors to drive morphine-like effects. Medically, opioids are primarily used for pain relief, including anesthesia. Other…

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a technique used to treat trauma. EMDR was invented in the ‘80s by Francine Shapiro. On the other hand, Brainspotting was invented in 2003 by David Grand while…

The duration cocaine remains in your system depends on your frequency of use, dosage, and other factors. Cocaine has a shorter half-time than most drugs, which means that your body metabolizes it quickly. In a…

According to the NIH, 7.7 million adults have co-occurring mental and substance use disorders. 37.9% of adults who have substance use disorder also had mental illness and 18.2% of adults with mental illness also had…

When a family member is battling an addiction problem and you do not know what to do, an intervention might be the best approach. Intervention has proven quite effective in alerting loved ones suffering from…