If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!According to an article published by the Group Health Cooperative Center for Health Studies, women aren’t the only ones who suffer from episodes of domestic violence. In fact, men experience domestic violence as well and the impact of […]
According to a recent article published by STLtoday.com, American taxpayers would save more than $46 billion if drug addicts (who are in prison now) were treated for their addictions instead. This is based on a study that was released at the end of May 2008.
The study from the Urban Institute in Washington found that […]
According to Lake Region General Hospital, it’s never too late to quit smoking. Here’s some interesting information that they put together for those who are thinking of quitting smoking. The following information is based on what happens to a smoker after they put out their last cigarette.
What Happens After:
20 Minutes: Your blood […]
While alcohol addiction affects families in the thousands across the United States, there is a growing, if not larger, number of people who are affected when their loved ones are diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease. An article that was published earlier this year in Telegraph.co.uk talked about how German nursing homes were using a strategy […]
Sometimes life after drug and alcohol addiction recovery can be extremely difficult. Some people find if extremely difficult to fight the urges they once had with drugs and/or alcohol. Therefore, in an effort to not be tempted into doing drugs again, they remove themselves from situations where there may be drugs and/or alcohol. […]
The staff at Mark Houston Recovery knows all about drug and alcohol relapse prevention as well as what causes it. Recovery is a journey that lasts a lifetime. Just because you go through a drug and alcohol rehab program doesn’t mean that you’ve successfully rid yourself of the bad habits that landed you […]
Most men who are addicted to drugs have the addiction for quite some time before they are able to realize or accept that they have a problem. Traditional addiction treatment expects the addict to overcome the physical aspects of their addiction and learn new habits to prevent drug use in only 28 days.
Recent studies show […]
A Better Way
Traditional alcohol addiction therapy involves a 28-day program that focuses on getting the sober and teaching him the steps of the 12 Step Program model. This gives a man addicted to alcohol a good start, but then leaves him on his own to figure it out. Frustration and even relapse often […]
Any addict in recovery can tell you how difficult it is to leave the security of a treatment center and have to go back into the real world. The life the addict reenters after a treatment period can contain many pitfalls, so how does he cope on his own? Recognize some common relapse triggers and […]
Nothing can be more devastating to both an addict and their family than a relapse after completing a drug program. Especially if it is the first time that an addict is entering a program, both are usually filled with such hope that the thought of relapse never enters their minds until it happens.
Once relapse occurs […]
