What’s the resistance to harm reduction in recovery circles? Harm reduction is any effort that’s meant to decrease the negative effects of problem habits. Sugar substitutes, condoms, nicotine gum, budgets, and spray tanning are some examples of harm reduction. But too often people in addiction recovery talk of harm reduction as the enemy of abstinence. […]
The Addict’s Mom is sharing a news series of articles to help guide us through what we might expect when we enter addiction treatment. The information is so pertinent and non-threatening, we’re proud to share excerpts of it here on Riverbank House. TAM’s Treatment Center Series: The Admissions Process The thought of going to rehab […]
Long-term residential drug rehab offers much advantage over a 28 day drug rehab program because long term drug treatment not only allows the brain to heal from the damage of drugs, it offers a safe environment with positive reinforcement of recovery tools. But long term rehab can also provide opportunity for professional training and career […]
Call a Drug Rehab Directly When we are desperate for help with drug addiction and alcoholism, the emergency department of a local hospital isn’t always a great avenue into drug rehab. Doctors are now being trained in special procedures for addressing substance use disorders, and those procedures aren’t warm and fuzzy. The federal Health and […]
Drug Addiction Intervention Strategies When someone we love is destroying themselves with drugs, alcohol, and destructive behavior, we can be desperate to get them into effective drug addiction treatment. Often, the first step to successful drug rehab is intervention. Debra Jay, a well-known professional interventionist and an Oprah favorite, offers a personal and concrete approach […]
Suboxone, Harm Reduction, and a Guy Hugging His Plant
/in Miscellaneous /by Randy BartlettWhat’s the resistance to harm reduction in recovery circles? Harm reduction is any effort that’s meant to decrease the negative effects of problem habits. Sugar substitutes, condoms, nicotine gum, budgets, and spray tanning are some examples of harm reduction. But too often people in addiction recovery talk of harm reduction as the enemy of abstinence. […]
Drug Rehab Treatment: Admissions Process
/in Miscellaneous /by Randy BartlettThe Addict’s Mom is sharing a news series of articles to help guide us through what we might expect when we enter addiction treatment. The information is so pertinent and non-threatening, we’re proud to share excerpts of it here on Riverbank House. TAM’s Treatment Center Series: The Admissions Process The thought of going to rehab […]
Long Term Drug Rehab to Recovery Coach Career
/in Miscellaneous /by Randy BartlettLong-term residential drug rehab offers much advantage over a 28 day drug rehab program because long term drug treatment not only allows the brain to heal from the damage of drugs, it offers a safe environment with positive reinforcement of recovery tools. But long term rehab can also provide opportunity for professional training and career […]
Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral to Treatment for Drug Addiction
/in Miscellaneous /by Randy BartlettCall a Drug Rehab Directly When we are desperate for help with drug addiction and alcoholism, the emergency department of a local hospital isn’t always a great avenue into drug rehab. Doctors are now being trained in special procedures for addressing substance use disorders, and those procedures aren’t warm and fuzzy. The federal Health and […]
First Steps Toward Successful Drug Rehab
/in Miscellaneous /by Randy BartlettDrug Addiction Intervention Strategies When someone we love is destroying themselves with drugs, alcohol, and destructive behavior, we can be desperate to get them into effective drug addiction treatment. Often, the first step to successful drug rehab is intervention. Debra Jay, a well-known professional interventionist and an Oprah favorite, offers a personal and concrete approach […]