People who suffer from substance misuse, dependence, and addiction fall on an addiction severity continuum. Where someone falls on that continuum will not change the fact that they will need an addiction treatment center program. However, it may affect decisions about what kind of treatment will be best. Professional counselors can administer the addiction severity…
While most experts consider addiction to be a mental health condition, it involves the entire body as well as mind and spirit. Effective addiction treatment must involve the whole person to achieve complete recovery. Are you thinking about seeking addiction recovery help for yourself or someone you love? If so, find a treatment center that…
Can opiate addiction treatment centers help fight the opioid epidemic? Yes, they do, every day. As in any battle for what is right, the journey to recovery must be one step at a time. Every opiate addiction treatment program in this country is part of the solution. Unfortunately, only about ten percent of the people…
A recent estimate tells us that 700,000 Americans are suffering from heroin addiction. If you abuse this potent opiate and struggle to find the path forward, please don’t become a statistic. A heroin addiction treatment program can help you. Though it is one part of the overall opioid epidemic that affects millions each year, heroin…
Two of the most significant barriers that keep people from seeking help for their addiction are feeling alone and overwhelmed. There is no need for you to feel either. You are not alone because millions of people worldwide also struggle with drug and alcohol addiction. Fortunately, there are caring professionals in most communities who can…
What life skills do you need to maintain sobriety after rehab? Re-entry can feel scary after inpatient or outpatient addiction treatment. There are indeed things you can do, thinking you can adopt, and priorities you can set. Each of these will help you with addiction recovery and relapse prevention. Our rehab program offers a cognitive-behavioral…
As a society, we wholly depend on our youth to carry us forward. The saying, “The children are our future,” is not a cliché. It is the literal truth. At Pennsylvania Adult & Teen Challenge (PAATC), we think investing in our young people is not only the right thing to do for them but all…
Cocaine has been around for over 150 years, and abuse rates to this highly addictive drug spiked in the 1980s. Today, cocaine addiction still affects over 5 million Americans. Between five and eight percent of rehab admissions are for cocaine addiction. However, we know that not everyone who suffers from this disease is in treatment.…
It will be no surprise that the majority of the most common substances teens abuse are the ones that are readily available to them. Teens may turn to substances to cope with the stressors they face in school, socially, and at home. They may also attempt to escape dysfunctional relationships and home life or self-medicate…
It isn’t always easy to know when someone has a drinking problem. When it’s someone close to you, it can be even harder. If you have seen a gradual change in a loved one over time, it might not register at first. Your loved one may normalize their behavior in numerous convincing ways, using humor,…