Obsessive Compulsive Disorder or OCD is a debilitating type of anxiety disorder that can dramatically impact the scope of one’s entire life. The sufferer undergoes obsessions like overpowering thoughts or fears that can lead to repetitive, all-consuming behavioral patterns. Mistakenly, many turn to drugs and alcohol to self-medicate the symptoms leading to addiction. Professional help
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder which occurs after a negative trauma or event. Living with PTSD can be difficult and painful sometimes leading to addiction by self-medicating. Therapeutic methods can help the individual learn to deal with the symptoms of PTSD. What is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)? Signs and Symptoms of Post-Traumatic
Roommates in Sobriety: A Sober Roommate Network
Roommates in Sobriety: A Sober Roommate Network Out of personal hardships lies the heart behind RIS. “We created Roommates in Sobriety for people out there just like us, who didn’t want to come home to insanity, but to someone who got it, had similar interests, and wanted to create a safe, drug-free home.” The newly
Best Practices in Interventions for Residential Treatment Placement
Susan Rosovsky LPC, CCADC with ProActive Interventions Most people have a strong reaction to the word “intervention.” While the TV show Intervention has done a lot to spread the message that you don’t have to wait for your loved one to die or go to prison before getting them help, it has also led people
Craving Risk or Lacking Control?
Craving Risk or Lacking Control? Are you a risk taker? Do you wonder why you got that way and got addicted? It may be in your brain, but not in the craving for drugs, as you might have heard. That line about having no self-control has a grain of truth to it. A study by
Surviving Going Back to School
As summer winds down, flocks of college students migrate back to their sleepy college towns and nest in their new dorm rooms for the next school year. The routine of going to class, studying, completing projects, having internships and extracurricular activities and maintaining a social life becomes overwhelming and stressful for students. Many students have
Drowning in Denial
Drowning in Denial Denial is a common thing in active addiction and recovery. When someone is actively drinking alcohol and doing drugs, they do whatever they can to protect their habit. No matter how outrageous their behavior or what trouble they find themselves in, they convince themselves and others that their substance abuse is not
5 Tips for Lasting Sobriety
For the recovering addict, it isn’t easy to achieve sobriety. Here are five things to remember to ensure that you’re taking the right steps. #1 You can’t do it on your own Remember that song “Lean on Me?” We all need somebody to lean on. Whether it’s family, friends or a therapist, identify the support
Musical High
Musical High Drugs get a free plug in music. From rap to rock and most music genres in between, drugs are glorified. It’s not something new, either. Drugs have been sung about for years. Musicians are drugs’ biggest distributors, bringing them to every iPod, stereo in every car, home and neighborhood. Marijuana, ecstasy, prescription drugs
Is Spring Break Really Fun in the Sun?
Is Spring Break Really Fun in the Sun? Spring break means time off from school, studying and time to blow off some overdue steam. Over the years, spring break has become a tradition synonymous with alcohol, sex and the beach. A few years ago, Girls Gone Wild brought spring break debauchery to a new level,
