Past traumatic events can lead to substance use as a way to ease the emotional or physical pain. While in treatment, a person needs to work through past trauma to identify what contributed to his or her addiction and reveal any mental health conditions that may have developed. Healing from past trauma helps a person […]
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Adjusting to a new sober lifestyle after treatment can be difficult. Many changes must be made to live a productive, healthy life without drugs or alcohol. Treatment teaches coping skills for coping with stress and anxiety throughout recovery. Returning to work after treatment can be scary and stressful. If you know what to expect, you
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Depending on your needs, options, and severity of drug and alcohol use, you can stay short-term or long-term in a residential treatment facility. Every treatment is unique to each person’s situation. Addiction is a family disease and affects all areas of a person’s life. Treatment is part of the recovery process that rehabilitates and prepares
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Recovery is a lifelong process that can be difficult, but not impossible. In recovery, old habits of using drugs or alcohol are replaced with healthy new ones. Gradually, you will begin to experience the full joy of everything in life. Living substance free will help you to discover more about yourself such as your interests,
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In August 2018, over 100 people in New Haven, Connecticut overdosed on synthetic cannabinoids in a park near Yale University. Synthetic cannabinoids, also known as K2, spice, or fake weed, actually do not contain marijuana. They are man-made chemicals that can be either sprayed on dried plants and smoked or sold as liquids to be
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