by westcoastrc | Nov 30, 2017 | Medication-Assisted Treatment, Recovery Tools, Relapse Prevention
What is Suboxone? As our country’s prescription opioid and heroin abuse epidemic continues to worsen, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is placing greater emphasis on those treatments which have been demonstrated to be the most...
by westcoastrc | Nov 24, 2017 | Medication-Assisted Treatment, Recovery Tools, Relapse Prevention
How MAT Works Medication-Assisted Treatment for Substance Use Dependency Medication-assisted treatment (MAT) incorporates the use of a range of medications to help those trapped in a cycle of substance abuse break free, improving their chances of experiencing a...
by westcoastrc | Nov 17, 2017 | Meditation, Mindfulness, Recovery Tools, Relapse Prevention
What is Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention? Substance use disorder is a pervasive and insidious disease. Through psychological and chemical means, it informs the very same mental and physiological factors which perpetuate its existence. This is where cravings come...
by westcoastrc | Jul 27, 2015 | Blog, Medication-Assisted Treatment, Mindfulness
The brain is the communication center for the rest of the body. Messages are passed via neurons in the brain that regulate all of our thoughts, emotions and basic functions. Neurons send electrical impulses that release messages known as neurotransmitters....
