Behavioral health and substance abuse are inherently connected. The reasons why are complex and worth learning about. Let’s explore the relationship between mental health substance abuse and treatment. Addiction is a Behavioral Health Disorder The first way behavioral health and substance abuse are connected is simple. Substance abuse is a behavioral health disorder. If […]
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There is a link between addiction and depression. The causes of addiction are complex. Research is showing that some people may be more vulnerable to addiction due to genetics. Our DNA can also make us more likely to become depressed. What is Depression? Understanding depression is a little easier when you know the different types.
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Social media affects us positively, negatively and indifferently all at once. You probably wouldn’t be seeing this message without it. The trick is to learn how to identify what triggers a negative experience for you. Social Media Use and Mental Health We all know social media is an invention that changed the world, even
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Setting Boundaries in Addiction Recovery Social media is a part of 21st-century life. It’s so ingrained into most of our lives that it’s easy to underestimate the effect it can have on our mental health and recovery. It probably won’t take you long to remember a time when something you saw on social media upset
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Addiction is a unique challenge in many ways, but there is hope because you can help an addicted friend. For a person living with a substance use disorder, life steadily becomes unmanageable. The substance of choice insidiously climbs their hierarchy of priorities. At first, the changes may be subtle to the outside observer. Your college-age
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Addiction is a little harder to define than you might think. You might see addiction as a harmful behavior someone can control but simply refuses to change. Addiction disorder is a lot more complicated than that. Just like us—we are complex, thoughtful creatures who see the world in black and white when, in reality,
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To the status quo, addiction is an indicator of a life gone awry. The word carries the heavy burden of shameful whispers, disappointed looks, and the idea that something must be wrong with the person struggling with a substance use disorder. However, this could not be further from the truth. Sure, addiction is a part
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Deciding to go to rehab to transform your life comes out of two essential steps—becoming aware that you need to change and making the promise to yourself to do so. Real, lasting transformation is challenging. You rarely jump out of bed and make permanent changes right away. It usually takes time, patience, and consistency. When
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