You have decided to turn your life around by entering a substance use treatment program, but you find yourself feeling overwhelmed by all the choices you will need to make. […]
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What Should You Expect From Outpatient Addiction Treatment?
There are powerful benefits to be gained from enrolling in a high-quality outpatient substance use treatment program. An outpatient treatment program can help you learn how to manage a substance […]
Preparing Your Child for Inpatient Substance Use Treatment: What to Know
There is nothing new about teenagers experimenting with substances, as teens have always been curious about them. What is new is that clinical research and brain imaging studies have shed […]
Addiction Treatment for Teens: What Are the Options & Benefits?
Even though they realize that teenagers tend to be curious about substances, parents are still blindsided when they discover their own teen is experimenting with drugs or alcohol. Parents have […]
What Is the Detoxification Process Like?
Detox is the first stage of your journey toward substance use recovery. Detoxification allows you to deal with most of the withdrawal symptoms and enter the treatment phase of recovery […]
How is Substance Use Disorder Different from Addiction?
Several terms are used interchangeably when referring to drug or alcohol use, such as “substance use disorder,” “dependency” and “addiction.” But aren’t these all the same thing? Not completely. While […]