If you are considering addiction treatment for yourself or someone you care about, one of the first questions you’ll face is how to pay for it. Does insurance help pay for rehab? Does it cover residential treatment? How do you find out what your plan covers? Planning for rehab can be a challenge. Not only […]
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When we become aware that recovery is necessary, nearly every one of us needs direction—both the person who needs help and the people who care about them. In this piece, Promises Brazos Valley explores the length of the addiction recovery process, the difference between treatment and recovery, and what happens after rehab. Recovery is truly
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Everyone loves their pets. With all the planning involved in going to treatment, inevitably, pet owners are going to wonder who will watch my pet? If you’re working on persuading a loved one to go to treatment, the pet boarding and pet sitting issue can be a factor too. This article is for any pet
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If you’re getting ready for rehab, know that you’re taking an important first step. You have reached a fork in the road, and you chose the path towards wellness. Knowing what to pack for rehab is the next item on your list. Packing for inpatient drug rehab is simpler than it might seem. The key
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Maybe it’s a problem. Maybe not. Maybe I can pull it together. This time it’s pretty bad, though. I really messed things up. I feel sick thinking about it. I feel like crap. I am crap. I tried to stop before. But I can’t let this go. Nah, then I’d have to be one of
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What is Family Therapy? A person living with a substance use disorder often finds themselves in conflict with the world around them. The drug or drink becomes their priority, and relationships invariably suffer as a result. Selfish behavior abounds. Often the people who love the addicted person live in fear. Fear of unpredictable or angry
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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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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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