After Drug and Alcohol Rehab: Healthy Living
Drug and alcohol rehab is just the first step in developing a healthy lifestyle. Healthy living may seem like a buzz word these days, with plenty of commercials and advertisements telling us to live better, longer and healthier! What do they mean? What is healthy living? Healthy living is a focus on treating your body […]
The Truth About Bath Salts
Bath salts are a common name for a cocktail of stimulants that produces the opposite effect of a warm soothing bath. In fact, instead of producing a relaxed state, the drug can cause erratic, strange and psychotic behavior. In a case making headlines out of Miami, Florida, a biker spotted a man attacking a homeless […]
What is Drug Rehab for Women?
Drug rehab for women is a gender specific drug treatment program designed to address the unique needs of women who suffer from substance abuse. Gender specific programs offer different treatment options than co-ed programs. Sure, the basics are the same- group and individual behavior therapy and perhaps medication, but women are psychologically and physically different […]
Relapse Prevention Strategies for Summer
Relapse prevention can be particularly difficult during the summer months when we may feel more relaxed and less rigid about our behavior and routines. It is tempting to let your hair down over the summer, but remember preventing relapse requires your constant attention! Summer is the famous season for backyard bar-b-ques and parties. Often these […]
Prescription Drug and Alcohol Abuse
Alcohol abuse and drug abuse seem to coexist more and more often these days. According to Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA’s) National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 18.3% of admissions to a publicly funded substance abuse treatment program were a result of people abusing both drugs and alcohol. Like all substance […]
Life After Drug and Alcohol Rehab
Drug and alcohol rehab is challenging, but life after rehab can be equally as difficult. Many people in recovery find it challenging to maintain sobriety in our society, especially as they build a network of sober support. This network is incredibly important for preventing a relapse and may be the key to a successful return […]
More Babies Being Born with Drug Addiction
Drug addiction can strike at a young age. Earlier this month the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) published an alarming study- that in the past decade there has been a threefold increase in the number of babies born addicted to prescription drugs. Babies born with drug addiction are often underweight, have difficulty eating […]
The History & Dangers of Hallucinogens
Hallucinogens have a long human history, in fact, they may be the oldest drugs known to man. We’ve all seen the movies of tribal cultures deep in the jungle – they use hallucinogens for spiritual awakening. It’s hard to imagine how we’ve gone from a species pulling hallucinogenic berries off a tree to the psychedelic […]
Opiate Addiction: Taking Action as a Community
Opiate addiction rates have reached epidemic levels as a result of soaring painkiller sales around the United States in the last decade. Opiate based painkillers, such as hydrocodone and oxycodone, the main ingredients in prescriptions such as OxyContin and Percocet, are popular prescription options for physicians who want to treat a patient’s pain. Unintended Consequences […]
Volunteering Key Component of Substance Abuse Treatment
Substance abuse treatment and keeping up your recovery efforts are vital components to achieving long-term recovery. In light of today being National Volunteer Recognition Day, we at Destination Hope wanted to take this opportunity to talk about the very real impact volunteering has on a recovering addicts’ ability to maintain their sobriety.