How to Help Someone Coming Out of Rehab
It’s a dramatic scene frequently repeated on television and movies — someone gets fed up with their friend or family member’s addiction, drives them to a drug treatment center, and says they’ll be back in a few months. Getting your loved one to a treatment center is only the beginning, though. For treatment to succeed […]
Coping with PTSD: Veterans and Drug Use
Why Are More and More Veterans Turning to Drugs to Combat Their PTSD? It’s no secret that an increasing number of American veterans are battling drug and alcohol disorders that stem from efforts to cope with PTSD. Thoughts of past war battles, suffering, death, and losing fellow soldiers create a dangerous hurricane in the minds […]
Naloxone: Overdose Treatment Prescribed with Opioid Medications
FDA Recommends that Naloxone be Prescribed to Patients In the throes of the opioid epidemic, the FDA is responding by recommending that Naloxone prescriptions accompany opioid prescriptions for at-risk patients. Seven states are jumping on this opportunity to reduce overdose deaths, with doctors providing patients who are at risk of overdosing with the anecdote, giving […]
A Sobriety Coach May Effectively Kick Your Alcohol Addiction
How important is it to have a “sobriety coach” in order to kick the alcohol habit? In the celebrity spotlight, Courtney Love believes Lindsay Lohan is in desperate need of this kind of accountability, and Love thinks she’s the woman for the job according to her claims to Details Magazine in late November. But are sobriety coaches […]
Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Life
To stop your drug or alcohol habit, you must change your thoughts. In the mythical werewolf legend, you can kill a werewolf with a silver bullet to its heart. In recovery from alcohol and drugs, it usually isn’t just one thing that makes a person stop using or drinking, but a combination of things. Recovery […]
The Carter Treatment Center Is Now Accepting Tricare Insurance!
New Coverage Added for Recovery Care We are happy to announce that The Carter Treatment Center is now including Tricare insurance in our accepted insurance coverage options. Tricare covers outpatient treatment for drug rehabilitation, alcohol rehabilitation, medical and psychological mental health, and substance abuse disorder care. Our treatment options include a holistic approach to patient […]
How Long Does Drug Rehab Take?
Drug addiction does not happen overnight, and neither does recovery. There are no shortcuts to getting clean and sober, and the most successful rehab centers work hard to create a customized course of treatment for every individual who comes through their doors. For that reason, there is no one answer to how long drug rehab […]
How the Addiction Affects Family And Loved Ones
Pain. Shame. Guilt. Grief. Devastation. Addiction wreaks havoc on a person’s mind, body, and spirit. It affects dignity, self-worth, and fosters isolation and secrecy. With so much focus on the addict, the effects on parents, children, spouses, and friends often slip to the wayside. Let’s explore three ways addiction impacts family and loved ones. The […]
Stages of Addiction (& 5 Signs You’ve Got a Problem)
Addiction is not instantaneous. It happens over the course of months and years and often people look back and have no idea how it happened. Today, we’re going to break down the various stages of addiction so that you can see for yourself if you have a problem. Most people who are worried about the […]
U.S. Fatalities From Drugs & Alcohol Reach Record Numbers
A new study has been released by the Commonwealth Fund to reveal the rates of deaths and suicides from drugs and alcohol have reached an all-time high in the United States. What is particularly revealing about this extensive report are the marked regional differences in fatality rates. This investigation examined all external factors and health […]
