Finding a detox program that meets your needs and makes you feel safe is important to your addiction treatment and overall recovery. You need to focus on their previous success…
Taking the leap and entering treatment can be intimidating and finding the right addiction recovery center is crucial. A recovery center should make you feel comfortable and confident in your…
Quantitative electroencephalography (quantitative EEG) is a brain mapping process that measures brain wave patterns and thought processes. This type of testing enables mental health treatment professionals to customize their client’s…
Intensive outpatient treatment (IOP) is a form of rehab that comes after detox. Unlike inpatient treatment, patients can leave the program and go home at the end of each day.…
Reviewed and Approved by Tamara LaFontaine, LMFT. Addiction is a mental health condition where an individual becomes dependent on one or more substances. Commonly abused substances that require detox include…
EMDR therapy stands for “eye movement desensitization and reprocessing” therapy. It is used to treat past traumas and conditions that are caused from stress and emotional responses. EMDR therapy looks…
Sober living brings you a higher quality of life and opens up new opportunities. Finding the right activities for your interests plays a crucial role in relapse prevention. Whether you…
For many people, hitting rock bottom is the moment they recognize that they need to see professional help for addiction. Rock bottom looks different for everyone but it generally comes…
Alcohol is found in most grocery and convenience stores around the country, and its accessibility makes many people forget how dangerous the substance can be. Alcohol is a depressant, and…
During addiction treatment, you will participate in many different types of therapy - including group therapy. Group therapy is led by a professional therapist or clinician and brings you together…