Understanding Substance Use Disorder (SUD)? Substance use disorder (SUD) is a treatable mental disorder that affects a person’s brain and behavior, leading to their inability to control their use of substances like legal or illegal drugs, alcohol, or medications....
What are peer recovery support services? Peer recovery support services (1) delivered by peer recovery coaches, are one form of peer support. They involve the process of giving and receiving non-clinical assistance to support long-term recovery from substance use...
Recovery and sober living residences have become a critical part of recovery models, and offer individuals a chance to have a safe and substance free environment to live. Many residences incorporate their own structures and action programs to help individuals continue...
MYTH: You don’t get a trauma related disorder unless there’s some weakness in your personality. Wrong. Studies have shown that trauma in early stages of development affects the brain PHYSICALLY. Exposure to complex trauma in early childhood leads to structural and...
It is safe to say that New Year's Eve is one of the biggest "party holidays" of the year! In recovering from Substance Use Disorder, being HONEST with ourselves is critical in staying free from that first drink or substance. So ask yourself...was it really a party...
Internationally, alcohol results in 3.3 million deaths each year. Opioid overdoses have become the leading cause of accidental death in the United States. The prevailing paradigm of SUD treatment is through face-to-face therapy sessions that are sometimes provided in...
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy (Shapiro, 2001) was initially developed in 1987 for the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and is guided by the Adaptive Information Processing model (Shapiro 2007). EMDR is an individual...
Supporting today’s judiciary practices, in an effort to help individuals find success through court-ordered outpatient treatment. With supportive outpatient treatment services in Volusia and Flagler Counties (Florida), effective relations with advocacy efforts of the...
The Unfortunate Reality of Mortality Rates in the United States According to the CDC, the most dangerous times of the year for drug-and-alcohol-related deaths are December, January, and March. Nearly 91,000 deaths have been reported for the month of December since...