Substance Abuse Treatment

Substance abuse or addiction is the chronic or habitual use of any chemical substance (alcohol, drugs, tobacco, prescription medication) used with the intention of altering states of body or mind for other than medically warranted purposes. Addiction is more than an uncontrollable desire for substances; it is an underlying behavior pattern with deeply emotional roots. Successful treatment for substance abuse requires digging down and revealing the long-ingrained pattern at the root level. What's often revealed is behavior born of anger, helplessness, and shame, compounded by intense desires for immediate escape from these unsettling feelings. Because addiction is a chronic disorder, the ultimate goal of successful, long-term abstinence often requires dedication to sustained and repeated treatment.

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Substance Abuse Treatment News Articles

• It’s Twice as Strong Today…

  Even if you experimented with pot when you were younger, there’s nothing hypocritical about trying to keep your kids off of it now. Reliable and consistent evidence indicates today’s marijuana is more than twice as powerful on average than it was twenty years ago. With twice the concentration of THC, marijuana is now capable of causing double the damage. Read Full Article »

• Interventions for Chemical Dependency

  By Lana M. Ackaway
  
  The chief issue with chemical dependency/addiction is that most often an addict believes he/she can use safely. I've never encountered a chemically dependent individual who thinks, feels, says or behaves otherwise. Read Full Article »

• Treating “Peter Pan Syndrome” with Wilderness Therapy

  By Meghan Vivo
  
  The “Peter Pan Syndrome” is a common phenomenon witnessed by parents: young people in their late teens and twenties who look like adults on the outside, but are still teenagers on the inside. Often, these young adults get caught up with “partying” and staying out all hours of the night, resisting the responsibilities of adulthood and glorifying the “freedom” of adolescence. Read Full Article »

• Which Came First: Marijuana Use or Depression?

  By Meghan Vivo
  
  Marijuana has adverse effects on the brain, heart, and lungs--and mounting evidence also suggests a correlation between marijuana use and depression. The question experts on all sides want answered is, which came first? Marijuana use or depression? Do depressed teens smoke pot to relieve their symptoms, or does smoking pot actually cause depression? Read Full Article »

• Women Often Experience Drug Abuse and Addiction Quite Differently Than Men

  The developmental stages of drug involvement and addiction are not necessarily identical for men and women. The path to drug abuse can be more rapid and complex for women and typically includes a pattern of breakdowns in individual, familial, and environmental protective factors and an increase in childhood fears, anxieties, phobias, and failed relationships. Read Full Article »

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