Discover the Healing Potential of Recreational Therapy for Addiction Recovery
Inpatient alcohol rehab is an approach to treating alcohol use disorder that involves a residential stay at an addiction treatment facility. People’s first question about this mode of treatment is often, “How long is inpatient alcohol rehab?” Most addiction treatment providers, Gulf Breeze Recovery included, offer inpatient alcohol rehab with program lengths involving 30 days,…
How addictive is alcohol? Alcohol addiction affects millions of men and women in the U.S. each year and creates powerful cravings that make it nearly impossible to stop without professional support. While there is no cure for alcohol use disorder, treatment can give people the skills and confidence to break their addiction. Gulf Breeze Recovery…
Although many individuals with alcohol dependence display signs of inebriation, others can moderate their symptoms, going through the motions of a normal-seeming life. What is high-functioning alcoholism? Individuals who struggle with it may secretly drink and prevent alcoholism from derailing their education, work, or domestic lives. Unfortunately, when the consequences of their reliance on drinking…
Gulf Breeze is a small city in Santa Rosa County close to Pensacola with stunning beaches, a nationally protected park, and the 50-acre Gulf Breeze Zoo.1 For residents struggling with a substance use disorder, a Florida alcohol addiction treatment center can support recovery. The right treatment program can safely address addiction symptoms and allow people…
For those with long-term alcohol use, quitting cold turkey can lead to severe physical symptoms or even death as the body adjusts to the absence of the depressive substance. Alcohol withdrawal symptoms can include: increased heart rate, sweating, nausea, headache, anxiety, tremors, high-blood pressure, insomnia, nightmares, confusion and irritability.
Alcohol is the most abused addictive substance in the United States today. Millions of Americans can safely enjoy alcohol without using too much or engaging in risky behavior. Yet numerous people struggle to maintain a healthy relationship with alcohol. The outcome for many of these people is alcohol use disorder (AUD). The best way to…
Chronic relapse is a reality for many who suffer from substance use disorders (SUD). Often, even when individuals are trying to break the cycle of addiction, the intensity of withdrawal symptoms leads them back to substance use. Medical detox is the safest way to comfortably overcome withdrawals to be able to work on the underlying…
Non-12-step rehab shares a few common characteristics with its AA predecessor. To begin, both ideas promote abstinence from the abused substances. It should also be noted that, like traditional twelve-step programs, there is no unified non-12 step approach. Some versions feature elements of spirituality, while others do not.