Having someone you love struggling with addiction can be challenging, especially if you’ve never dealt with something like this before. It can be challenging to know how to help them, let alone cope with the situation yourself. So that you can better understand your situation, let’s discuss how to recognize the signs of addiction, how…
You may be new to meditation therapy as part of addiction and mental health treatment programs. However, the practice of meditation itself is far from new. In fact, the practice is thousands of years old and only became popular in Western culture in the 1960s and 70s. An important part of addiction treatment and recovery…
You may not realize that nutrition education and counseling are a very important part of any addiction treatment program. In many cases, the unhealthy habits that develop as a result of a substance use disorder cause one’s health to suffer overall and make it difficult to relearn healthy habits. In fact, relapse is more likely…
Our physical and mental health don’t exist independently of one another. All areas of our health are connected. Many drug and alcohol addiction rehabs provide well-balanced eating plans and nutritional counseling as part of their programs. Addiction specialists understand the link between good nutrition and mental health. When clients feed their bodies a nutrient-rich diet,…
