Most rehab centers have a group therapy program. The process may seem intimidating if you’ve never tried group therapy. Opening up to others about your personal experiences can be a challenge. However, group therapy support and other benefits of group counseling can be advantageous. With help from a skilled facilitator, group members gain insight into…
Psychology plays a vital role in addiction, impacting the likelihood someone will have developed an addictive personality or how drugs can function as a kind of coping mechanism for stress or depression. The opposite is also true. In fact, addiction can affect the psychology of an individual in ways that can take months or years…
Prescription drugs are among the most commonly misused substances in the U.S., leading to an opioid overdose crisis. But what exactly are the most addictive prescription drugs? The most commonly abused, addicting prescription drugs include opioids, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, stimulants, and sedatives. While these drugs are typically prescribed for legitimate medical reasons, they can also be…
Marijuana is often treated by frequent users as a means to alleviate, even if temporarily, moderate to extreme anxiety. This connotation is popular, especially among adolescents and young adults. However, anxiety and marijuana interact in more ways than just reduction—and not always beneficially. Generalized anxiety disorder is one of the most commonly diagnosed psychiatric disorders…
Addiction is, like many other harmful habits, easy to start and hard to stop. In the case of young adults especially, the earliest stages of forming an addiction are the most vital when it comes to response and prevention. As a parent, friend, or partner of someone who you suspect may be engaging in alcohol…
Seeking treatment for addiction can be a tremendous challenge. There are so many different approaches to recovery care, each with its own benefits and drawbacks. How can you tell which approach is right for you or your loved one? Behavioral therapy is one of the commonly used methods of treating addiction and can work well…
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and substance use disorder (SUD) are often experienced at the same time. The link between PTSD and addiction can be strong, making it complicated to treat clients who are dealing with both disorders. However, our understanding of the best ways to help people experiencing the aftermath of trauma and struggling with…
There are stages of addiction. It doesn’t just all happen at once. No one becomes addicted after their first sip of wine. There have been many people who have claimed after the first hit of a certain drug that they knew that was it for them. But that was not the first time they tried…
One of the most prevalent challenges faced by people struggling with addiction is the sense that they are all alone in the world. The people they depended on and cared for before they became addicted seem far from them now. In fact, those people are usually still right there. They are simply at a loss…