10 Resolutions to Ring in the New Year
Drug rehab encourages you to ring in the New Year with these 10 resolutions for sobriety! Suggested Resolutions From Women’s Drug Rehab
Focus on the Journey, Not the Destination
Rehab programs raise many questions for women considering treatment for addiction. One question on the top of your list very well may be why these types of treatment programs focus on the journey and not the destination. Isn’t the goal to beat addiction? The answer is yes and no: the goal isn’t to beat addiction; […]
The Effects of Drug Abuse on Your Pancreas
Many of the effects of drug abuse on our bodies are well known. Often, because of denial about our drinking and drug problems, we pretend that our bodies can handle the effects of alcohol and other drugs; that it adjusts to our intake and that our bodies work as efficiently as they always have. However, too much of anything is never a good thing, and in the case of heavy drinking, the pancreas is one of the organs that takes a heavy hit. What exactly are the effects of drug abuse on your pancreas? To understand the effects, we need to know more about the pancreas.
What is the pancreas? What does it do?
The pancreas is an organ embedded deep in the center of your body. About the size of a medium banana, it is located between the stomach and the spine. It functions as an endocrine gland, producing several hormones, the most notable of which is insulin. It also functions as an exocrine gland, secreting digestive enzymes that aid the breakdown of food products from the stomach. Because it is so small, you cannot feel it from the outside of your body, even if something is wrong. Problems with it are usually not detected until damage is severe enough to involve other organs.
Dealing With Drug Abuse and Addiction in a Spouse
Drug abuse and addiction are difficult for anyone to deal with, but can be especially difficult if you are on the outside, watching a spouse go through a troubling situation. Not only are you feeling the effects of the addiction, you also have to watch someone who you love so much suffer. When it comes to drug abuse and addiction in your spouse, what can you do?
Helping A Spouse With Drug Abuse and Addiction
Recognizing the Problem
Dealing with drug abuse and addiction means that someone needs to recognize that a problem exists. You might be tempted to pretend like the issue is not there because you do not want to cause problems in your marriage. However, be honest with yourself and your spouse. Hiding the problem will not make it go away and certainly cannot make it better.Talking About the Issue. You are likely the closest person in the world to your spouse, so you are may to have to start a conversation about it. Of course, you could ask your spouse’s best friend or sibling to help, but do not get too many people involved. Feeling “ganged up on” is not going to help the situation at all. Make sure your spouse knows you are concerned and that you are there to offer support. If you decide to have an intervention to handle the drug abuse and addiction, ask for professional help.
The Benefits of Group Therapy
Is group therapy better than individual therapy? When it comes to treatment for substance abuse, mental illness, and other behavioral health issues, group therapy is often recommended as part of the treatment plan. But why? Is group therapy any better than one-on-one therapy? Group therapy is often beneficial for people with a similar diagnosis to […]
10 Ways You Can Recover Your Spirit After Heroin Addiction
Heroin addiction requires not only physical but emotional recovery. It is a multi-layered process. A person must not only recovery physically, but also he or she must cover emotionally.
Do the Olympics Need Addiction Treatment?
Addiction treatment may be going places it has never gone before: to the Olympics! We all know that addictions can be life-changing. They change the way we think, causing us to lose focus on what is important and to make decisions we normally wouldn’t even dream of. Addictions take over our lives in so many […]
Does Substance Addiction Increase Your Risk for Partner Violence?
Substance addiction can be particularly difficult for a woman who has a partner or a loved one also suffering from substance abuse. Why? Because for many women, violence and substance abuse are linked.
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 […]
10 Most Common High Risk Situations for Ex-Addicts
Destination Hope, a Florida drug rehab, constantly strives to educate clients on relapse prevention strategies that will be useful upon graduating from our treatment programs. While we have found that individuals don’t always encounter the same high risk situations, these are the ten that we have found to be most common and here are some tips for dealing with them.