Prioritizing health and wellness in recovery can actually enhance continuing care efforts following treatment and help solidify recovery. Restorative activities should be multi-pronged, including getting regular exercise, practicing stress reduction techniques, getting quality sleep, and embracing a healthy diet. So, what better way to celebrate our Founders Day on January 17th than with some delicious […]
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Why A Long-Term Care Model Helps People Stay in Recovery
Treatment is a challenge for people because there are so many barriers. The biggest one is letting go of the mental concept of giving up control in a substance use disorder to someone else. The feeling that recovery is about losing control is false because the person regains control over their lives. Alcoholism and substance […]
Veterans Struggling With PTSD and Co-Occurring Substance Use
Our nation’s veterans are suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in ever increasing numbers. PTSD is one of the factors contributing to the rising suicide rate among our military members, which is 1.5 times greater than the civilian population, according to the U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs. The deep-seated emotional effects of experiencing a life-altering […]
Substance Use Among Active Military Members
One issue that should matter to every American citizen is the health and wellbeing of our military personnel. Whether they are currently active duty or veterans, having resources available to help manage a substance use disorder, or a dual diagnosis with a co-occurring mental health disorder, is imperative. These brave men and women put their […]
Ashley Addiction Treatment Relocates Outpatient Treatment Center
New location in Bel Air offers more space and provides centralized location for customized substance use disorder treatment programs and behavioral mental health services Havre de Grace, Md. (November 20, 2019) — Ashley Addiction Treatment (Ashley), one of the world’s most recognizable and respected names in the substance use disorder treatment industry, celebrated the relocation […]
What Are Co-Occurring Disorders?
How a Mental Health Issue Can Lead to a Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorder, or Vice Versa Anyone who has suffered through a bout of depression, survived an acute trauma, or has struggled with extreme mood swings or anxiety can easily grasp why there is a desire to escape that emotional pain. Whether subduing chronic anxiety, […]