Before Riverbank House, merely existing as an active alcoholic felt like a 24/7 job. Real employment or working towards any kind of a future interfered with my drinking. I lied, I cheated, I manipulated, and I stole, mainly from my parents and those closest to me. I felt worthless, hopeless and alone. Addiction destroyed every […]
Addiction Recovery’s 1st Step When chronic drug users and alcoholics separate from an addictive substance they often need help coping with withdrawal. Detox is a popular umbrella term in the lingo of addiction recovery services, but new terms are emerging. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration defines crisis stabilization as a direct service […]
Drug Rehab Also Unavailable for Many Throughout All New England 1,256 people in Massachusetts will have no shot at opioid addiction treatment because they died in 2014 of a drug overdose. And drug related death in 2014 will make addiction rehab no longer possible for 326 drug users in New Hampshire, 208 in Maine, 92 […]
There’s a new game that people play with television commercials: mute a pharmaceutical ad and guess what the drug treats. Erectile dysfunction (middle aged couple, arms around each other, walking the beach, sunset)? Depression (single middle aged woman, wrapped in an oversized sweater, walking the beach, cloudy day)? Fibromyalgia (more than middle aged woman, white, […]
Drug Addiction Making BILLIONS for One Family On July 1, Forbes Magazine’s announced its 2015 list of “Richest U.S. Families,” and a few hours later the New Hampshire Chief Medical Examiner announced its tally of 132 drug overdose death thus far in 2015. There seems to be is a connection between the $14 billion fortune […]
Riverbank Success Stories: Ryan, 23 How Fear and Anxiety Transformed Into Curiosity and Optimism
/in Drug Addiction, Drug Addiction Treatment, Drug Rehab NH, Long Term Drug Alcohol Rehab, New Hampshire Drug Rehabs /by RBH AdminBefore Riverbank House, merely existing as an active alcoholic felt like a 24/7 job. Real employment or working towards any kind of a future interfered with my drinking. I lied, I cheated, I manipulated, and I stole, mainly from my parents and those closest to me. I felt worthless, hopeless and alone. Addiction destroyed every […]
DRUG DETOX IS NOT DRUG TREATMENT
/in Alcohol Detox, Drug Addiction, Drug and Alcohol Detox, Drug Detox, Long Term Drug Alcohol Rehab /by RBH AdminAddiction Recovery’s 1st Step When chronic drug users and alcoholics separate from an addictive substance they often need help coping with withdrawal. Detox is a popular umbrella term in the lingo of addiction recovery services, but new terms are emerging. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration defines crisis stabilization as a direct service […]
DRUG ADDICTION TREATMENT NO LONGER AVAILABLE FOR MANY IN MASSACHUSETTS
/in Drug Addiction, Drug Addiction Treatment, Drug Intervention, Overdose /by RBH AdminDrug Rehab Also Unavailable for Many Throughout All New England 1,256 people in Massachusetts will have no shot at opioid addiction treatment because they died in 2014 of a drug overdose. And drug related death in 2014 will make addiction rehab no longer possible for 326 drug users in New Hampshire, 208 in Maine, 92 […]
The Evil Genius of OxyContin Marketing
/in Drug Addiction, Drug Addiction Treatment, Drug Detox /by RBH AdminThere’s a new game that people play with television commercials: mute a pharmaceutical ad and guess what the drug treats. Erectile dysfunction (middle aged couple, arms around each other, walking the beach, sunset)? Depression (single middle aged woman, wrapped in an oversized sweater, walking the beach, cloudy day)? Fibromyalgia (more than middle aged woman, white, […]
Addiction Epidemic from Financial Greed
/in Drug Addiction, Drug Addiction Treatment, Drug Detox /by RBH AdminDrug Addiction Making BILLIONS for One Family On July 1, Forbes Magazine’s announced its 2015 list of “Richest U.S. Families,” and a few hours later the New Hampshire Chief Medical Examiner announced its tally of 132 drug overdose death thus far in 2015. There seems to be is a connection between the $14 billion fortune […]