How Homelessness Plays a Role In Addiction
The intertwined issues of homelessness and addiction pose significant challenges not only for those directly affected but also for society as a whole. Both are complex and multifaceted, often feeding…
3 Benefits of Faith-Based Treatment
Imagine a place where you could go to heal — a place that embodied everything you believe deeply about life, God, and spirit, and that reminded you in every moment…
What to Bring to Rehab
Heading into a residential addiction treatment program is a significant step. If you or someone you care about is about to take this step, congratulations are in order. Of the…
Prayers For Someone On Drugs
The power and effectiveness of prayer in addiction recovery are being reaffirmed across the country in numerous recovery settings. In fact, almost three-quarters of rehab options in the US include…
Breaking the Cycle of Addiction
Although a drug habit begins due to behaviors triggered by life experience, addiction is not a habit. It is an illness of the brain that is chronic and incurable. However,…
Addiction Severity Index
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…
Pennsylvania Substance Abuse Counseling
Substance abuse treatment has a checkered history. Just a few hundred years ago, the reigning opinion about those caught in an addiction cycle was rooted in judgment, as people believed…
How to Achieve Whole Recovery
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…
5 Signs of Co-Occurring Disorders in Teens
Our teen dual diagnosis treatment program in Pennsylvania addresses addiction in teens when it co-occurs with mental health conditions. This coordinated approach to addiction treatment for young people who also…
Understanding Cravings During Addiction Treatment
No definition of addiction would be complete without mentioning how cravings are part of the issue. There are multiple aspects of addiction, which vary according to each person who finds difficulty…