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PHP vs. IOP
What Does The Research Say? The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and National Institutes of Health (NIH) have conducted research on the effectiveness of partial hospitalization programs (PHP) and intensive outpatient programs (IOP). According to NIDA, PHP and...
What Is Holistic Treatment?
Why Do We Need Addiction Treatment? Before we dive into the distinction between holistic and traditional addiction treatment, let’s focus on why we need addiction treatment in the first place. Statistics show that addiction is a significant issue in the United States....
How To Set And Maintain Boundaries
What Are Boundaries? Before we dive into why boundaries are important, examples of them and how to maintain them, it might be helpful to start by defining them. So, what are boundaries? In essence, they are a limit that people place on others or events (where...
Trauma Informed Care
What Is Trauma Informed Care? If you’ve ever needed behavioral health treatment, you may have encountered the term trauma informed care. But what exactly is trauma informed care? In simplest terms, if people and organizations were to consider the role that trauma...
What Is Adventure Therapy?
What Is Adventure Therapy? When most people think about traditional addiction treatment, they imagine an office or a house and talk therapy. The participant usually experience traditional therapy like cognitive behavioral therapy or dialectical behavioral therapy....
Cocaine Addiction Treatment
What Is Cocaine? If you’re like most, you’ve probably wondered, “what exactly is Cocaine?” Well in essence, cocaine and crack cocaine are among the most addictive and abundant illicit substances in the world. Powdered cocaine is frequently inhaled nasally or ingested...
Mental Health And Addiction
Frequency of Mental Health & Addiction It may be unsurprising but there is a high frequency of people with co-occurring addiction and other mental health disorders. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, approximately half of all individuals with...
Continuum of Care
Detox Programs The American Society for Addiction Medicine (ASAM) outlines 4 main levels of care that people typically experience in addiction treatment. Detox programs are considered the highest form of treatment. Detox treatment centers help physically separate...
Trauma And Addiction
What Is Trauma? If you’re wondering, “what is trauma,” you’re not alone. Today, trauma can often be a buzz word but not everyone may truly know what it means. This article is intended to break down a common understanding of the term and its connection to addiction....
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