by John Sharpe | Oct 25, 2021 | Blog
Addiction can happen to anyone at any time. If you find that your loved one is suffering from addiction, you may feel compelled to do something to help them. Consider when it would be an appropriate time to intervene and what steps you may want to take beforehand,...
by John Sharpe | Oct 21, 2021 | Blog
If you struggle with addiction and are embarrassed to admit it, you are experiencing an incredibly common stage of recovery. Many people who have struggled with overcoming addiction often explain the embarrassment and shame that they felt about it, whether they had...
by John Sharpe | Sep 17, 2021 | Family Therapy
Addiction touches almost everyone somehow, and its effects can be experienced at any age by any person. Growing up in an environment where addiction is present may be confusing for a child that doesn’t fully understand what is happening. Studies estimate that more...
by John Sharpe | Sep 16, 2021 | Blog
Even though one in ten adults have suffered from a substance use disorder at some point in their lives, many still stigmatize addiction and those who experience it. Stigma is a problem with many health conditions that can ultimately affect whether or not individuals...
by westcoastrc | Aug 31, 2021 | Recovery Tools, Relapse Prevention, Treatment Modalities
Alcohol addiction is an extremely life-threatening medical disease that requires professional, medically-assisted treatment to overcome. Alcohol addiction can present severe physical and mental health issues and can cause permanent alterations in brain functioning if...
