Why Choose Alcohol Rehab for Women?
Alcohol rehab for women has been increasing in popularity amongst alcohol rehab programs. According to the Federal Center for Substance Abuse Programs, women are the fastest growing demographic amongst alcohol abusers. According to their numbers, 2.7 million women are currently abusing drugs or alcohol in the United States. These numbers are particularly astonishing when you […]
Why You Should Choose A Gender Specific Women’s Drug Rehab
Women’s drug rehab and women’s alcohol rehab first and foremost needs to represent a safe, worry-free place for women to heal. If you don’t feel safe in your environment, then there is about a zero percent chance that you’ll feel comfortable enough to open up and be vulnerable, which are core essentials when it comes […]
Understanding the Drug or Alcohol Rehab Admissions Process
The decision to enter into a drug or alcohol rehabilitation program is a big step forward in overcoming substance abuse. After you or a loved one has admitted they have a problem and need help, where do you go from there? While researching facilities, you’ll need to determine how the admissions process works. At Destination […]
Why Siblings Are Important in Addiction Recovery
Addiction recovery is a very delicate and complicated process that takes an incredible amount of dedication and commitment from not only the addict, but the addict’s family as well. The role of the family as a whole is integral towards maintaining effective substance abuse treatment and long-term sobriety. In a way, it’s not just the addict that needs to recover but the entire family. The addict is a product of the family, individually and environmentally. We’re all products of the family we were raised in. If the family changes the way they communicate, behave and handle certain situations that have an impact on the addict, the addict may not respond in the same way they used to by abusing drugs or alcohol.
Family Therapy Evolving at Destination Hope
Family therapy is without question one of the most integral parts of substance abuse treatment. Let’s face it, we are who we are because of our family. It was our familial environment that helped shape us into the people we’ve become today. It was those same relationships we watched and developed ourselves where patterns and […]
Become a Mentor for Newcomers in Celebration of Mentoring Month
A mentor is defined as a wise and trusted counselor or teacher and also as an influential senior sponsor or supporter. While the term can have different meanings to different people, the underlying theme of mentorship is centered on the concepts of trust, influence and guidance. Earlier this month, President Obama once again proclaimed January […]
5 Recognizable Anxiety Disorder Symptoms in Men
Anxiety disorders are often thought to be female mental health conditions, even though they affect both sexes regularly. According to research, women are twice as likely to be diagnosed with an anxiety disorder as men, but that statistic can be a bit misleading. It is widely accepted that American men are actually under-diagnosed as a population when it comes to anxiety disorders. This is thanks to the cultural values that are drilled into men’s heads from birth with regard to the notion that men are to be pillars of unshakable strength; they are never to show signs of weakness and there should never be a problem that they cannot overcome or solve on their own. It becomes pretty easy to see how difficult it would be for the average man in the United States to admit they were suffering from an anxiety disorder while trying to live up to that archaic gender role.
Christina Ricci Discusses Her Struggle With Anorexia
Anorexia nervosa is the deadliest of all the eating disorders that plagues our society today. It causes those who suffer from it to obsess about their weight and the amount of food they eat to no end. People with anorexia typically weigh far less than the recommended weight for someone of their age and height, […]
Sexual Abuse and Addiction
Sexual abuse is arguably one of the most emotionally scarring traumas that a person can suffer. The effects of sexual abuse can present themselves for years after the actual event. It has been shown that sexual abuse can both lead to and stem from an addiction to and abuse of drugs and alcohol. Studies have […]
Diet Pills and Drug Addiction
Drug addiction is a phrase that often brings to mind heroin addicts, cocaine abusers, crack addicts and other characters often seen on television and film – these are your stereotypical street drug abusers. Yes, these are dangerous substances that should be avoided at all costs. But what about some of the other drugs that people […]