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What Is the Science Behind Addiction and How Can DBT Help?
As a family member of someone struggling with addiction, it can be difficult to watch them go through the journey and not know quite what to do. You may feel overwhelmed by varied recommendations on detoxification, relapse prevention, and recovery management while...
How Trauma Treatment Helps Counteract Suicidal Thoughts
There are a variety of ways to help counteract suicidal thoughts. However, one of the most successful is trauma treatment. Trauma treatment is one of the core programs offered at West Coast Recovery Centers.Suicidal Thoughts and BehaviorsThere are a variety of origins...
Addiction in the Workplace: How Can I Support an Employee?
If an employee is struggling with addiction in the workplace, it can feel impossible to support them. It's an incredibly difficult situation to be in when you want to help yet don't know how best to do so. When it comes to navigating relationships and providing...
Finding Fulfillment in Recovery
West Coast Recovery Centers offers a myriad of programs, excellent staff, and a community that will support clients through their treatment and recovery process. However, one specific metric for any recovery program is the level of finding fulfillment individuals have...
How Can I Support Younger People Struggling With Addiction?
If you have a loved one who is struggling with addiction, it can be challenging and overwhelming to know how best to support them. With the prevalence of substance abuse on the rise in younger generations, it has become increasingly important for family members and...
How Case Management Helps You Move Through the Treatment Process
When an individual goes through any level of treatment, they are often in no state of mind to handle the forward-thinking aspects of their treatment. Case management helps them with these pieces and allows clients to concentrate on their own care.What Are the Main...
Addiction and Chronic Pain: Is There a Connection?
The journey of struggling with addiction and chronic pain can be a difficult and often painful ordeal, both physically and emotionally. It affects not just the person struggling with this disease but also those close to them – their families, friends, loved ones, and...
Relapse Prevention Techniques in the LGBTQIA+ Community
It can be traumatic for a person to go through a relapse. In many ways, treatment programs like West Coast Recovery Centers must instill relapse prevention techniques to help clients with their post-treatment journey.What Is a Relapse?A relapse happens when a person...
Is There a Connection Between Addiction and Homelessness?
The heartbreaking reality is that homelessness and addiction often go hand in hand. Addiction can lead to job loss and poor decisions resulting in homelessness, highlighting the interconnectedness between these issues. There are various causes and effects that link...
The Importance of Trauma Treatment and Education
When individuals enter West Coast Recovery Centers, they are given assistance not only with their substance abuse issues but also provided with trauma treatment and education. This is an integral part of treatment and recovery.What Constitutes Trauma?Individuals that...