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…
What is codependency and how does it occur? Codependency is characterized by a relationship pattern in which one person places another’s needs above their own. It is commonly associated with guilt, unclear boundaries, fear of rejection, a need to please others, a need for control, and an inability to form loving relationships. A telltale sign…
It can be very difficult to see a loved one struggling with addiction, and you may be wondering how on earth you can help. Fortunately, as long as you are a source of love and support, even in small ways, your loved one has a chance of overcoming their addiction Every individual is unique, as…
Understanding what an intervention is and how to use it. Drug and alcohol interventions, during which loved ones nudge an addict toward treatment, have become so popular that an entire show, Intervention, chronicles the lives of people undergoing interventions and pursuing subsequent treatment. While interventions can and do help people get into treatment, they can also…
Is it their way of saying, “We love you”? Written by: Keely Carne One of the best things about getting sober is that the interventions stop. You no longer have to worry that every encounter with your family is a potential ambush, that they’re going to waste their breath trying to convince you that maybe…