by Keenen Diamond | Aug 24, 2018 | Drug Abuse, Relapse and Recovery
Relapse is unfortunately common in early recovery. It is easy for us to feel that we don’t need to continue engaging in recovery practices or go to meetings or live an ethical and spiritual life. However, once we stop doing these things, we may want to consider that...
by Keenen Diamond | Aug 24, 2018 | Addiction Treatment, Q&A
Relapse is a terrify but all too common situation that men and women in recovery find themselves facing. Relapse does not mean that one has failed in recovery. It simply indicated that an individual must summon the courage to try again and re-enter treatment if...
by Keenen Diamond | Aug 23, 2018 | Drug Abuse, Recovery
The decision to seek help for addiction is the most important decision we will ever make. There are many psychological blocks that keep us from taking this vital step toward recovery. We often feel too ashamed or guilty to admit that we have a problem and open up...
by Keenen Diamond | Aug 23, 2018 | Addiction Treatment, Q&A
Many people have the experience of going through the difficult process of detoxifying their body of alcohol and drugs, only to relapse quickly after leaving treatment. It is not an uncommon situation– about 85% of people who seek treatment relapse on drugs...
by Keenen Diamond | Aug 22, 2018 | Addiction Treatment, Drug Abuse
Although overshadowed by the growing opioid epidemic, the rates of benzodiazepine abuse in the United States have skyrocketed. Often, benzodiazepines are taken along with alcohol, opioids, or other depressants, causing a potentially lethal combination of substances....
