It’s not easy. The anger. The sadness. The flashbacks and the triggers. It’s rough. It hurts in ways you didn’t even realize could until they did. It’s not just a bad dream that invades your sleep; it’s a living, daily nightmare. Some days are better than others, but there are always those days, the ones…
Treatment planning is the fifth core function of drug and alcohol counseling. It is developed and revised after the initial and ongoing assessments. The goal of a treatment plan is identifying and ranking the problems a client needs to see resolved and establishing an agreed upon set of immediate and long-term goals. The plan will…
Adderall is commonly used to treat ADD and ADHD, but many youths abuse it as a study drug. Some 34% of college students admit to taking it illegally, and research indicates full-time college students are more likely to use it for non-medical purposes. The result is young people developing an addiction that may require detox…
Making choices about substance abuse recovery care can be the most stressful and difficult decision-making you’ll ever do. Not only are the treatment options varied and intricate, but you or your loved one is also going through an undoubtedly difficult time, making the process even more complex. Fortunately, the decision between short-term and long-term treatment…