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Mental Health and Addiction Treament

Can Painful Memories of Trauma Lead to Addiction?

What are the leading causes of addiction? Could it be hereditary? What about peer pressure, poverty, or toxic stress?All of these can play a role, but there is another factor that is known to have a bigger impact.  Physical or sexual violence occurring during childhood, neglect, and veterans who are diagnosed with PTSD are just … Continue reading Can Painful Memories of Trauma Lead to Addiction? →

September 6, 2019

Mental Health and Addiction Treament

What Form of Treatment is Best For You?

This is a question we hear all the time. When there are so many different kinds of treatment out there, like medication-assisted treatment (MAT), family therapy, detox, adventure programs, PHP, IOP, 12-Step programs, outpatient… it’s like learning a whole new language. What do all of these treatments mean, and how can you know which one … Continue reading What Form of Treatment is Best For You? →

September 6, 2019

Mental Health and Addiction Treament

Can Methadone Cause Personality Disorders?

On This Page: Methadone and Personality Disorders Recovering from Methadone Abuse Getting Help for Methadone Abuse   There is a strong link between the abuse of methadone and personality disorders. In general, there is a connection between a great number of personality disorders and opioid addictions. The more you know about the true impact of … Continue reading Can Methadone Cause Personality Disorders? →

November 4, 2018

Mental Health and Addiction Treament

Understanding Suicidal Thoughts: A Practical Guide to Getting Help

By Martha McLaughlin  Suicide isn’t an easy topic. It’s not a subject that’s brought up at parties, at the dinner table or even between friends. This discussion is usually avoided, so you may feel like you’re the only one having thoughts of suicide. But you’re not alone. In fact, a U.S. study determined that 3.7 … Continue reading Understanding Suicidal Thoughts: A Practical Guide to Getting Help →

August 28, 2018

Mental Health and Addiction Treament

Addictive Personalities and Rohypnol Addiction Development

On This Page: What Is an Addictive Personality? How it Contributes to Rohypnol Addiction Treatment While addiction is a disease that the addict has little control over other than to accept treatment, drug abuse and addiction develop due to an individual’s choices. The inability to cope with difficulties and process negative emotions or simply being … Continue reading Addictive Personalities and Rohypnol Addiction Development →

April 25, 2018

Mental Health and Addiction Treament

The Tragic Problem of Rohypnol, Roofies, and Trauma

On This Page: How is Rohypnol Used? Effects of Rohypnol Rohypnol-Induced Rape Trauma to Rohypnol-Induced Rape Treatment for Rohypnol-Induced Rape Get Help for Trauma In the early 1990s awareness increased about a drug that was often referred to as the “date rape” drug. Known on the streets as “roofies,” Rohypnol has never been approved for … Continue reading The Tragic Problem of Rohypnol, Roofies, and Trauma →

April 24, 2018