During the holidays, a lot is happening around you. Stress levels are high. You’re doing the best you can to balance it all, but drug or alcohol addiction is costing you a great deal. Now is the time to get the support you need. A holiday rehab program may be just what you need to…
If you are a recovering alcoholic, enjoying sober holidays is a task you want to take seriously, so you remain away from alcohol. The holidays are often stressful, and those with alcohol addiction find they have difficulty remaining free from drinking without taking deliberate steps to stay away from potential triggers. The time between Thanksgiving…
When you complete your drug or alcohol program, you’ve taken a major step toward lasting abstinence. At this stage, it’s tempting to think that your work is done. However, in reality, you’ve embarked on a much longer-term sobriety journey. To keep that journey going, you may need to enter an aftercare program. Why? Programs of…
Substance use disorder does not occur in isolation. Instead, in one way or another, it is connected to risk factors in other areas of your life. For many people, some of the most significant risk factors are family-related. However, your relatives and loved ones can also serve as crucial allies in your quest for recovery.…
It is common after a serious injury or disease to need to take pain medications. Two of the most common are codeine and hydrocodone. Both of these drugs are opioids. They are prescription medications often given for short-term use in serious cases. So, what is the difference between codeine vs. hydrocodone? No matter which one…
When you’re recovering from drug or alcohol problems, you need all the help you can get to maintain your sobriety. Rehab programs provide the core of that help through formal substance abuse treatment. However, your recovery efforts should not stop there. Addiction experts recommend that you also enroll in a substance abuse support group. There…
Drug abuse and addiction are all too common in greater Memphis. Today, you have a variety of options for recovering from these problems. But to truly get the help you need, you must know how to spot programs that provide effective treatment. Such programs are absolutely vital to your recovery. Whatever the nature of your…
Psychotherapy plays a crucial role in effective drug and alcohol recovery. A variety of different therapies options are usually available. One frontline option is an evidence-based technique called cognitive-behavioral therapy, or CBT. A cognitive-behavioral therapy program helps you make progress in three crucial ways. To gain the benefits of cognitive-behavioral therapy for addiction, you must…
Since substance abuse and addiction are highly individual problems, there will always be a need for a wide variety of treatment options and settings. For example, both inpatient and outpatient rehab settings offer profound immediate and future benefits. What is an outpatient program? What are the benefits associated with this treatment option? At Memphis Recovery…
When you’re recovering from drug or alcohol addiction, it helps to have a wide range of resources available. The main treatments used in recovery programs include both medication and psychotherapy. Today, there is also an increasing use of additional options, known as complementary and alternative medicine, or CAM. Paired with primary treatments, these options offer…