Category Archives: Addiction Treatment

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  • Inpatient Treatment for Drug & Alcohol Abuse
    Addiction
    March 17, 2022

    Inpatient Treatment for Drug & Alcohol Abuse

    What is Residential Treatment?  Residential treatment–also known as “inpatient treatment”– is often considered the most effective treatment approach for clients with very severe cases of substance use disorder (SUD). ...
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  • Ketamine Addiction
    Addiction Recovery
    January 7, 2022

    Ketamine Addiction

    What Is Ketamine? Ketamine–also sometimes referred to as “Special K” or just “K”–is a dissociative anesthetic originally developed to be used during surgery. As an anesthetic, it causes the...
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  • Addiction Severity Index
    Addiction
    December 10, 2021

    Addiction Severity Index

    The Addiction Severity Index (ASI) is a semi-structured interview that assesses someone’s need for treatment developed in the 1980’s. Therapists, medical professionals, and treatment centers use this index as...
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  • The 3 Most Important Benefits of Residential Treatment
    Addiction
    December 6, 2021

    The 3 Most Important Benefits of Residential Treatment

    Residential treatment is full-time, structured inpatient rehabilitation. While some residential treatment programs are geared toward a specific purpose, such as rehabilitation for alcoholism or drug abuse, others can have...
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  • EtOH Abuse & Alcohol Addiction
    Addiction
    November 19, 2021

    EtOH Abuse & Alcohol Addiction

    EtOH Abuse  EtOH is shorthand for ethanol, which is the chemical name for alcohol. There are other types of alcohol, but EtOH is what people drink. Ethanol has a...
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  • Key Benefits of Gender-Specific Rehab
    Addiction Recovery
    November 15, 2021

    Key Benefits of Gender-Specific Rehab

    While there are many excellent co-ed rehabilitation centers, gender-specific recovery programs aim to foster an environment that best addresses the unique needs of men and women, respectively.  Gender-specific programs...
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  • MDA vs MDMA
    Addiction
    November 12, 2019

    MDA vs MDMA

    MDA vs MDMA Molly (MDMA) and Sally (MDA) both fall under the amphetamines (stimulants) and phenethylamine (psychedelic) class of drugs. They are both considered a Schedule 1 Controlled Substance...
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  • Stages of Addiction
    Addiction
    November 7, 2019

    Stages of Addiction

    Stages of Addiction In 2017, the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) reported that 1 in 12 American adults suffer from a Substance Use Disorder (SUD). So...
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