A Growing Epidemic: The Long Term Effects of Opiates Addiction, Drug Addiction, Substance AbuseBy Promises Behavioral HealthOctober 28, 2019Each year, nearly 50,000 Americans lose their lives to opiate use. This harrowing reality is often the final culmination of years of substance abuse, emotional struggle, physical dependency, and mental torment. Opiates – both natural and synthetic – have claimed the spotlight as the driver behind one of the most destructive epidemics the United States…
How Will the Next President Tackle Our Drug Problems? AddictionBy Promises Behavioral HealthOctober 9, 2015What are the presidential candidates revealing about how they’ll handle our nation’s drug policy issues? It’s a crucial question.
Focusing on ‘The Now’ in Addiction Recovery RecoveryBy Promises Behavioral HealthAugust 15, 2014By Sean P. Egen If you or someone you love is involved in the recovery process, you understand that one of the biggest challenges can be picturing a life free of the abused substance(s) or behavior. Not wrapping your mind around the concept of a simpler, more fulfilling life lived unburdened by the negative effects…
Tailor Drug Treatment to Phase of Addiction, Researchers Say Addiction RecoveryBy Promises Behavioral HealthAugust 2, 2014As researchers continue to uncover the secrets of addiction, we are beginning to learn more about how to treat this terrible disease. One of the biggest advancements in addiction research and treatment in recent years is the use of medications. Addiction has too long been treated without being informed by research. Today we know that…
The Ranch Treatment Center Hosts Open House in Honor of 15th Anniversary Elements NewsBy Promises Behavioral HealthMarch 26, 2014In celebration of 15 years of service, The Ranch will host an open house on April 4 from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at its 2,000 acre horse and cattle ranch in Nunnelly, Tenn.
Heroin Addicts Battle Drug, Insurance Denials Addiction RecoveryBy Promises Behavioral HealthMarch 2, 2014The family’s first-born son was away at college when he became a heroin addict. He was 21 and in the throes of detox at a long-term residential treatment center when his parents learned this sobering news: their medical insurance would not pay the $8,000 bill. “I used the savings bonds I inherited from my grandma…
Right Step’s Teen Addiction Program Earns Tier-One Status in Collaborative Problem-Solving Elements NewsBy Promises Behavioral HealthJanuary 22, 2014Right Step becomes the nation’s first residential addiction treatment center for teens to implement collaborative problem-solving, a skills-based approach to improve problem-solving among struggling teens.
Women Open Doors in Addiction Treatment Addiction RecoveryBy Promises Behavioral HealthJanuary 6, 2014The history of addiction and treatment has largely been the realm of men. Addictive substances have been around for thousands of years, and men have mostly been the ones to participate in their consumption. As a result, more men have been addicts throughout history, and required treatment, than women. This does not mean that women…
Treatment Wait List Deadly for Opiate Addicts Addiction RecoveryBy Promises Behavioral HealthDecember 15, 2013People addicted to the powerful drugs and medications called opioids typically need treatment in a program aimed at addressing and overcoming the effects of these narcotic substances. However, in some cases, addicts wishing to enter treatment for opioid addiction must wait until spaces in the appropriate programs open up.
An Inspirational 12 Days of Rehab Addiction RecoveryBy Promises Behavioral HealthDecember 15, 2013Addictions often intensify over the holiday season. Family conflicts surface. Loneliness and depression creep in. Stress builds. Yet even in the face of a clear drug or alcohol problem and increasingly troublesome consequences, many people resist getting help.
