Addiction Treatment is a Marathon, Not a Sprint
What is Medication Assisted Treatment? Medication-assisted treatment or medically-assisted treatment (MAT) says what it means and means what it says. FDA-approved medications are prescribed to help minimize an addict’s withdrawal symptoms and/or block the effects of illicit drugs as they begin the treatment process. Medication-assisted treatment is a straightforward, clinically-supervised protocol designed to address the physical […]
STIGMA IS A B*TCH
Every 16 minutes a person in the United States dies from an opioid overdose.1 In roughly the time it takes me to scroll through Twitter, someone is dead who shouldn’t be. The story of a Michigan woman in the video that follows is a perfect example of how difficult and complicated care can be to come […]
Four Myths About Addiction Graphics
The thing about myths: they’re enduring, harmful and serve only to assign blame and shame to addicts. #1 ADDICTION IS NOT A DISEASE… Perhaps addiction isn’t quite the same as a host of illnesses that people think of when they hear the term disease, however, addiction is very much a disease caused by a combination […]
Yes, YOUR Kid Can Get Hooked Too
Addiction is not something that only happens to other people’s children, somebody else’s ex-wife, or that neighbor kid who was always bad news anyway. It’s them, yes, but it’s also me, and you, an our kids … it’s all of us. Addiction is not an affliction saved for the weak-willed or weak-minded; the underachieving or the undereducated—it’s […]
5 Signs You Need Addiction Treatment Now
We’ve all heard the old saying, the first step is admitting there is a problem. The signs that indicate addiction treatment might be the right path for you aren’t always clear, but this list is certainly a starting point. If you or someone special to you is experience anything like this, medication-assisted treatment may be a good […]
SIGNS OF ADDICTION AREN’T ALWAYS CLEAR
In today’s world, we are all masters of disguise on some level. Between social media’s standards of life and success, and the need to feel like we are keeping up with, not just the Joneses anymore, but the Kardashians as well, we all put on some kind of front. Your value is measured and supported […]