Families and Prescription Drug Abuse
The Five Step American Medicine Chest Challenge is an event devised to include families in the fight against prescription drug abuse. The challenge asks families to participate in five steps …
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Developing Healthy Coping Mechanism
Life can get stressful and you will likely have to deal with disappointments, setbacks, failures, loss, and trauma. You may turn toward self-medication as a way of coping with depression, but this can simply exacerbate problems. Developing a healthy coping mechanism can be essential for living a happy, healthy life. The person-centered therapy program at…
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Young Adults and Alcohol
Young adults are still growing up as people. In fact, their minds and bodies are still evolving even though they are adults. Alcohol abuse can interfere with this crucial development, making young adults and alcohol an extremely dangerous cocktail. Whether they start drinking casually or are already at the point of binge drinking, young people…
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Choosing the Right Drug Rehab
The Goldilocks Theory in Choosing a Drug Rehab.
One of the first things many potential guests ask us when they first call Gulf Breeze Recovery is, “How many people do you treat at a time?”
Benefits of Non-12 Step Therapy
Addiction to drugs or alcohol is a problem facing many Americans. Just as each person’s path to addiction is different, so too are the treatment options for addiction. There is no one-size-fits-all approach, but it can certainly seem like the traditional 12-step approach is the only way. For many Americans, including right here in Florida,…
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Benefits of Group Counseling
It is said that “it takes a village” to raise a child. The same is true for recovering from an addiction. When it comes to overcoming a drug or alcohol addiction, there can be numerous benefits to participating in group counseling. A group therapy program can help you or a loved one get through a…
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Recognizing Addiction in the Workplace
More than 16 million American adults have an alcohol use disorder. Millions more are struggling with drugs, both illicit and prescription. Addiction in the workplace is probably more common than you think, thanks in large part to a series of situations that contribute to rates of alcohol abuse among professionals. If you or someone you…
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Tips to Enjoy a Sober Fourth of July
The 4th of July is synonymous with days spent with feet in the cool sand of a beach, pool parties, music festivals, and having memorable fun in the sun. For people in a relapse prevention program, having a sober summer is essential to continued success in their recovery. A sober Fourth of July can be…
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12-Step Programs Are Not for Everyone
Many get sober through 12-step programs. These are self-help programs based on attending meetings that are peer supported and peer lead. Individuals “work” the 12-steps to find sobriety and have a sponsor, someone more advanced in their own recovery, who helps them through the recovery process.
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Dangers of Fentanyl and Heroin
The opioid epidemic has plagued the United States since the 1990s. However, it has not remained the same but has been marked by three distinctive waves. The first wave involved prescription opioids and related overdoses. In the second wave, beginning around 2010, we saw a dramatic increase in heroin use and overdoses. The third wave…
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