by Grant Schaefer | Mar 14, 2023 | Levels of care, Types of Programming
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...
by Grant Schaefer | Mar 6, 2023 | Mental Health, Skills
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...
by Grant Schaefer | Feb 13, 2023 | Important things to know, Levels 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...
by Grant Schaefer | Jan 28, 2023 | Mental Health, Substance Specific
Prevalence of Alcohol Addiction It may not come as much of a surprise but alcohol consumption is the most prevalent substance in the United States. According to a 2019 report by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), approximately 14.5 million...
