As a close family member or friend, you may have experienced a gut feeling, an innate sense that your loved one has relapsed back to substance use. Chances are you have been closely engaged in this person’s treatment and recovery process and therefore have a special intuition about the signs of relapse. For most, however, […]
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Tips to Prevent a Relapse
Successfully completing a recovery program is a significant accomplishment in itself. Those who do so are equipped to meet the challenges they will likely face as they move forward on their recovery journey, as the program undoubtedly provided the needed skills and techniques that will help prepare them. One of the most invaluable tools for […]
Early Relapse Warning Signs
You may be humming along in recovery for months or even years when, seemingly without warning, you find yourself returning to substance use. The word “seemingly” is key, as relapse is most often a process, not an event. Prior to that moment when the decision is made to return to substance use there were probably […]
Recovery After a Relapse
Everyone knows how hard it is to change an old habit. Our brains are extremely elastic, with the reward system stubbornly clinging to memories of behaviors we would prefer to overcome. When it comes to substance use recovery, making the needed adjustments in thought and behavior patterns can be challenging, especially in the early months. […]
What is OxyContin?
You hear about OxyContin in the news frequently, these days. On the street, people call the narcotic “oxy.” Specifically, this brand name version of oxycodone is a prescription painkiller, an opioid, and part of the opioid epidemic. Therefore, what is OxyContin and why do so many people fall under its spell of addiction? What is […]
Drug Treatment Centers in Maryland Connection With Clients
What happened when you sought out help for a drug addiction? Did you relapse soon after the treatment? Addiction experts will tell you that relapse is not unusual, and it doesn’t mean that you’ve failed. In fact, getting back up and getting help again is vital for continued recovery! That said, is it possible that […]