by westcoastrc | Jan 22, 2018 | Gender-Responsive Programming, Mindfulness, Recovery Tools, Treatment Modalities
Gender-Responsive Programming for Men Like women, men need certain things from an addiction recovery program. Men are more likely to start using opioids, alcohol, or other addictive substances for different reasons than those which are likely to apply to women. There...
by westcoastrc | Jan 19, 2018 | Blog, In the News, Mindfulness, Treatment Modalities
What is SAMHSA? The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is the US federal agency tasked with advancing the cause of our country’s behavioral health, both in policy and in practice. It was established in July of 1992 following the renaming...
by westcoastrc | Jan 12, 2018 | Gender-Responsive Programming, Medication-Assisted Treatment
Gender-Responsive Medication-Assisted Treatment for Pregnant Women Medication-assisted treatment, or MAT, refers to a therapeutic modality which helps to overcome the psychological cravings associated with addictive substances. As of this writing, the program is only...
by westcoastrc | Jan 6, 2018 | Gender-Responsive Programming, Mindfulness, Recovery Tools, Relapse Prevention
Top Five Most Successful Substance Use Treatment Factors for Women Substance use disorder is a disease. While it affects every individual in different ways, it does share certain common features between individuals of the same gender. Women with substance use disorder...
by westcoastrc | Jan 1, 2018 | Gender-Responsive Programming, Recovery Tools
The Role of Gender-Responsive Treatment “Gender-responsive” refers to a treatment plan which takes both an individual’s biological sex and their socially constructed gender roles into account, with full recognition of a given client’s...