by Evan Chodzko | Feb 7, 2020 | Curated Articles, Meditation, Mindfulness, Recovery Tools, Relapse Prevention, Treatment Modalities
It is often difficult for individuals in early recovery to find ways of coping with anxiety, depression, PTSD, and other forms of mental health diagnoses. This can be very discouraging and will sometimes lead to a relapse. Individuals can feel that the only way...
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 | Dec 12, 2017 | Medication-Assisted Treatment, Recovery Tools, Treatment Modalities
What is Subutex? Subutex is one of the brands under which buprenorphine, a partial opioid agonist, is prescribed to individuals overcoming chronic heroin use. It is also used to overcome addiction to other opioids, including those which are prescribed for their...
by westcoastrc | Dec 6, 2017 | Medication-Assisted Treatment, Meditation, Recovery Tools, Treatment Modalities
Medication-Assisted Therapy (MAT) for Substance Abuse Recovery Providers The use of medication in the substance abuse disorder recovery process has always been controversial. While well-established methadone maintenance programs correctly assert the benefits?which...
by westcoastrc | Aug 18, 2015 | Blog, Gender-Responsive Programming, Mindfulness, Recovery Tools, Relapse Prevention, Treatment Modalities
Addiction recovery encompasses many changes that lead the individual away from the addiction to a healthier, more satisfying life of sobriety. However, the famous motto ?just do it? is rarely a recipe for successful recovery in these situations, since the changes...