When someone you love is battling an addiction, you may be struggling to figure out what to do next. Letting the situation go uninhibited isn’t a viable solution, as it can lead to dangerous health conditions and may put you and their family in danger. However, at the same time, they may not be willing…
When many people think of someone they love being an alcoholic, they may picture someone who is drinking so much that their life seems to be falling apart. However, that image is not always accurate. Many people appear to be fine though they consistently abuse alcohol. These people are high-functioning alcoholics. On the outside, these…
If one of our interventions was successful, your loved one should enter one of the addiction treatment centers that we partner with to ensure our clients get the care they deserve. After your loved one completes their treatment program, they may be eager to enjoy life in recovery. However, even with that enthusiasm, it can…
When people think of addictions, most of the time, they think about people abusing drugs or alcohol. Sadly, this is not always the case. Many people often suffer from behavioral addictions. Unlike other addictions, there is no substance at work. Instead, the person becomes addicted to repeating specific actions over and over again. These actions…
When you’re running an addiction treatment program or mental health treatment services, you face a range of complex issues on a day to day basis. Some of these issues you face are legal entanglements, which leads you to the question: should I consult legal counsel on these issues? Of course, while you can manage many…
If you have a friend or employee who is addicted to drugs or alcohol, you know this issue causes expensive challenges for your business. Companies in the United States lose billions each year due to drug and alcohol addiction. Whether the problem is an increase in your health insurance claims, preventable injuries on the job,…
Like many other mental health conditions, eating disorders are prevalent across a wide array of social backgrounds, genders, and ages. However, in most cases, they occur in adolescence and young adulthood. Today, millions of young adults are battling eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa. If they don’t find recovery services and address…
Drug addiction is one of the most prevalent afflictions in the United States today. It can start in a range of ways, whether the person began experimenting with their friends or the substances were medications that the doctor prescribed. There are many substances that people can become addicted to, but it can be challenging to…
In order to stop enabling your loved one’s addiction, you first need to know that you are doing it. Ask yourself the following questions to assess whether or not you are an enabler: Do you make excuses for their behavior? Have you lied to anyone to cover for the addict? Have you bailed them out…
The term ‘codependency’ was originally used in referring to the partners of alcoholics, who took on the role of caretaker for the alcoholic’s issues, destructive behaviors, and emotional needs. Though this was the original use for the term, it was observed by researchers that the characteristics of codependency were ‘much more prevalent in the general…