Archive: Drug Addiction, FAQ, Heroin, Life In Treatment Facilities, Opioids, Overdose, Prescription Drugs, Recovery, Relapse
Can I Get In Legal Trouble For Admitting Drug Use In Rehab?
June 25th, 2015The Short Answer Is āNoā It varies from situation to situation, but in the vast majority of cases, simply admitting illegal drug use to your treatment professional will not land you in jail. This is true whether youāre owning up to past drug use as a condition of entering rehab, or revealing a current relapse […]
What Does A Typical Room Look Like In Drug Rehab?
June 11th, 2015Getting into treatment and approaching a new lifestyle is a step in the right direction after being overcome by addiction. Your life has likely crumbled beyond that which you ever envisioned for yourself, but knowing that recovery is around the corner, you may be able to see that light in the distance. Though the past […]
Legal Problems: Should I Go To Treatment After Getting A DUI/DWI?
June 4th, 2015The question of whether a DUI or DWI should result in getting treatment is a reasonable one with which to grapple. After all, if alcohol or use of drugs result in something as serious as driving a car āunder the influenceā or āwhile intoxicated,ā then you may be at risk of, or already suffering from, […]
Can I Have Conjugal Visits While In Drug Rehab?
May 27th, 2015Replacing One Addiction With Another One of the foundational goals in recovery is to quite literally, change the way that someoneās body and brain experience pleasure in the world. In the individual suffering from drug addiction, the body and brain have become dependent on the rush of pleasure offered by an addictive substance. When that […]
Can I Bring My Newborn Baby To Drug Rehab?
May 26th, 2015When youāve made the admirable decision to seek treatment for drug addiction, you will be facing many challenges. You will be going through a process that will help free you from dependency. Throughout this process, you will learn new ways to deal with life that can be hard to master, requiring much effort and dedication. […]
Can You Bring Your Physician Prescribed Medications to Rehab?
May 22nd, 2015Whatās Allowed And What Isnāt? According to information provided by many rehab center websites, the most commonly permitted medications are those for diabetes, high blood pressure, and even some anti-depressants and anti-psychotics. Addictive substances like narcotic painkillers, on the other hand, are almost always not allowed, even if they carry an official prescription. These are […]
Activities You Do While In Drug Rehab
May 19th, 2015Rehab Requires Work, But What Happens When The Work Is Done? Going through any kind of treatment for drug or alcohol addiction, assigned work toward rehabilitation will be the most time-consuming and important focus. You need to apply yourself to the steps of a program, āhomeworkā assigned by a therapist, and other set methods pertinent […]
Why Do Rehab Centers Separate Men And Women?
May 13th, 2015They say men are from Mars and women are from Venusā¦or maybe vice versa. For years, weāve known, regardless of the metaphor, that the males and females are different in many ways. Originally, treatment facilities were developed for men, by men. Nowadays, however, the rehabilitation field is undergoing changes. We know much more now about […]
Different Types Of Counseling For Addiction Treatment And Recovery
May 11th, 2015The reasons a person seeks help for an addiction vary. Background, social habits, and genetics all play a part, and for this reason, there is no one-size-fits-all type of counseling used for addiction treatment or recovery. There are several, however, that have proven helpful to many people, among them cognitive behavioral therapy, group therapy, and […]
What Should I Do With My Kids While Iām In Rehab?
April 30th, 2015Itās a question many parents are forced to ask, and thereās no easy answer. Most people suffering from addiction want their family to be together, and some refuse to seek treatment for this exact reason. Women, in particular, worry that their kids will be taken away from them as soon as they admit to being […]
Why Some Addiction Treatment Centers Don’t Allow Smoking
March 24th, 2015Nicotine is a highly addictive substance linked to nearly half a million deaths in the United States annually. And yet, it is the least likely to be treated in the traditional addiction treatment setting. The role of addiction treatment centers is to help individuals overcome a substance use disorder, sometimes treating co-occurring disorders or polysubstance […]
