Drug Rehab Blog

Coping with Changes in Relationships After Addiction Recovery

January 26, 2012 in drug rehab

Recovering from an addiction requires the recovering addict to learn and cope with a healthy awareness of their relationships with others, both significant and casual. Most times, a recovering addict who is either married or has a been in a long time relationship, will become aware that their partner is co-dependent and that they not only need to recover from substance abuse, but also from their co-dependent relationship.… Read the rest

Coping with Changes in Relationships After Addiction Recovery

January 26, 2012 in drug rehab

Recovering from an addiction requires the recovering addict to learn and cope with a healthy awareness of their relationships with others, both significant and casual. Most times, a recovering addict who is either married or has a been in a long time relationship, will become aware that their partner is co-dependent and that they not only need to recover from substance abuse, but also from their co-dependent relationship.… Read the rest

Vaccine for Cocaine Addiction in the Works

January 22, 2012 in drug rehab

Cocaine = DeathA new tool might be on the way soon for people addicted to cocaine. Scientists have been working on a vaccine that would make the body attack the drug and would not let it get to the brain, thus stopping the effects that addicts seek. This drug would be very beneficial for addicts that want to stay clean and have been to a drug addiction treatment facility because if a relapse occurred, the drug would have no effect and the addict would not enjoy it.… Read the rest

Is the Drug Rehab Industry Recession Proof?

January 19, 2012 in drug rehab

Recession Special at Gray's Papaya shopThere are certain businesses, industries, and products that are recession proof.  Bread is a good example of this as people are just as likely to eat it when times are good as when time are bad.  Is the drug rehab industry recession proof?

People do not need rehab more or less  in times of economic prosperity than they do in recessionary periods. … Read the rest

New Jersey Proposes to Stop Incarcerating Non-Violent Drug Users

January 19, 2012 in drug rehab

Prison corridor with cells inside Alcatraz main building san francisco califforniaInstead it is looking to put them in drug treatment facilities.

The change in strategy on the drug war is the big one. New Jersey is holding nearly 7,000 non-violent drug offenders in its state prisons today, and countless more in its jails. Over time, this creates an army of convicts, most of them black and Latino, who have criminal records that almost ensure they will be economic cripples for life.

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Clean and Sober Theatre

January 10, 2012 in drug rehab

TheaterA theatre troupe in Tucson, Arizona is trying to raise drug and alcohol awareness. Depression, drugs and alcohol are issues that impact many teens and a group called “Clean and Sober Theatre” is trying to let kids know there is help, reports KOLD News Channel 13.

CAST members have all been impacted by drug and alcohol abuse in some way, either by the own use, or that of a family member.… Read the rest

 
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