How Drug Interventions Can Be Successful
Let’s face it, not everyone who becomes addicted to alcohol or other drugs is immediately ready to receive help. In fact, very few substance abusers will ask for that type …
Changing the Mindset of Addiction Treatment
Much of the success, or lack thereof, in the addiction treatment field thus far has been a combination of the intent of the individual being treated as well as the …
Treating Addiction as a Chronic Disease
A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that treating addiction with chronic care management may not be as effective as once thought. Researchers followed …
Recognizing Prescription Drug Abuse
Most people acquire prescription drugs legally from their doctor for legitimate reasons, take them as prescribed, and stop taking them when no longer needed. However, many people begin to misuse them for their psychoactive effects. The misuse of prescription drugs involves taking them other than how they were explicitly prescribed. The most commonly abused prescription…
Effects of Cocaine Abuse
Cocaine is a highly addictive stimulant that works by tapping into the brain’s reward system, triggering dopamine release. Cocaine is often cut with other substances like cornstarch or fentanyl, so there is no way of knowing its potency. Cocaine addiction is not only dangerous to your physical health but causes problems in all areas of…
Do I Need Outpatient Rehab?
Millions of people suffer from substance use disorder (SUD). Many think of substance abuse and addiction as the same, but they are different and usually call for different treatment approaches. Treatment for SUD generally falls into two categories: inpatient and outpatient. Inpatient rehab is intensive, 24-hour supervised treatment in a residential setting. Outpatient rehab occurs…
Benefits of Non-12-Step Treatment
Taking the first step toward getting treatment for drug or alcohol addiction can feel scary and overwhelming, with many treatment options available. Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and other 12-step programs are often the cornerstones of traditional treatment for substance use disorder. However, this approach does not work for everyone. Gulf Breeze Recovery offers a non-12-step therapy…
Common Fentanyl Side Effects
As the opioid epidemic continues to ravage our nation, the number of overdoses and deaths related to fentanyl has reached record-breaking levels. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), there were nearly 92,000 deaths from overdose in 2020, 21,000 more than ever before. By June of 2021, synthetic opioids, mainly fentanyl, were involved in…
Healing Relationships After Rehab
When you are struggling with a substance use disorder, mental health disorder, or both (a dual diagnosis), you may feel isolated and that others do not understand. However, these disorders do not occur in a vacuum but rather impact the lives of all they touch, including friends, family, co-workers, and the general community. Treatment experts…
Substance Abuse And Veterans
Americans hold the men and women who serve in the United States Armed Forces in high regard, as we should. Their selflessness and courage in serving as protectors of our nation and freedoms deserve our gratitude, honor, and respect. These jobs our servicemen and women perform are physically, mentally, and emotionally stressful, particularly for those…