For someone who is not addicted to drugs understanding addiction can be very challenging. Many people assume that those who are in the throes of this disease could simply stop if they were simply motivated enough to do so or had enough moral principles to give up their vices. Nothing could be further from the…
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February is Marijuana Awareness Month, and it’s the perfect time to think about attitudes towards this substance. While there are some people who do use it only on a casual or recreational basis, not everyone can stop using weed even when it interferes with other aspects of their lives. Marijuana Dependency By The Numbers According…
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The Seahawks and Broncos are meeting in this year’s Super Bowl, which has been the subject of several jokes on the Internet of because Washington and Colorado are the first two states to legalize marijuana. It is a concrete example of how attitudes toward marijuana are starting to change. Making marijuana legal keeps people who…
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Not all clients who need help with an addiction are willing or able to take time away from their busy schedules to enter a long-term residential drug and alcohol treatment program. For them, intensive outpatient rehab / intensive outpatient program (IOP) is a reasonable and effective alternative to spending 14, 28, or even additional days away…
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There is more than one way to treat clients who want to break free from addiction to drugs and/or alcohol. Since this chronic disease affects a person’s mind, body and soul, it makes sense to adopt a treatment plan that offers holistic treatment options. The addiction has a way of infiltrating every aspect of a…
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