It\’s no secret that cell phones are a big part of life in the 21st Century. Just about everyone owns a smartphone now, and today\’s teenagers will probably never know a world where they can\’t instantly send a text to their friends or look something up on the Internet whenever they want. Some have said […]
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Addiction is a lonely road to travel. It can make you feel like you are all alone as you battle with your dependency. You don\’t want to be ruled by the source of your addiction anymore. After a great deal of soul searching, you have made a life-altering decision in your life. You understand that
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Have you or someone whom you love suffered from sexual trauma or abuse at some point in your life? Have you also struggled with opiates or some other addiction? The sad fact is that you are not alone. These two problems are intertwined and often feed each other in a vicious cycle that can be
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Psychiatric Treatment During the Detox Phase Of Treatment When you have a drug addiction, it is essential to determine why you began to use heroin or barbiturates to cope with your feelings. While you are visiting a detoxification center and outpatient rehabilitation facility, you will talk to a psychiatrist several times in private and group
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You have made one of the hardest decisions in your life. You know that you need to get help with your drug addiction. You are tired of facing this struggle all alone. You want help from a drug treatment center to help you to get on the path to a drug-free future. There is only
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The time has come for rehab. You\’re going to enter treatment and work on getting well. In the days leading up to treatment, should you stop drinking or using so that you enter rehab clean and sober? This is a common question among people entering treatment, and friends and family often wonder as well. Don\’t
It’s not uncommon for people who are ready to conquer their addiction to be leery of inpatient treatment. Fear of the unknown, limited access to loved ones and a reluctance to surrender to unfamiliar surroundings can seem daunting. Addiction sufferers often initially reject the idea of inpatient rehab, justifying their unwillingness by saying that they
It is never too late to make a positive change in your life. There are many examples of people who developed healthy and happy lives after decades of difficult circumstances. It is true that old habits are hard to change, but there\’s a difference between hard and impossible. You can overcome a strong addiction with
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Opioids are naturally occurring in the resin of the opium poppy, and they are a psychoactive chemical. Also, they can be synthetically made in a medical lab. They work by joining to opioid receptors in the peripheral nervous system, central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, and their main medical function is to prevent and fight
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There is no single factor that can accurately point to whether or not someone is predisposed to or will become addicted to opioids. The chance for opioid or any other addiction is influenced by an individual\’s social environment, biology and stage or age of development. The more risk factors someone possesses enhances the chance that
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Seacrest Recovery Center is a licensed DCF and Joint Commission Accredited substance abuse treatment center. Our doors first opened in September of 2015, and our mission since then has to help as many people break free of addiction as possible.
