When to seek professional help
When to seek Professional Advice The world of drug and alcohol addiction is a confusing place, and for some reason people think that talking to friends, family members, clergy or even their hair dresser is the best source of information when looking for addiction rehab help. Even if these people have had some sort of addiction experience in the past it does not mean they know what is best for your loved one. There are many different methods of addiction rehab and there is not one that is right for everyone. If you had someone with cancer in your family would you trust these same people to help you make the decision on where to get the best cancer treatment; or would you seek professional help. Of course you would go to a professional and let them guide you...
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Addiction
To speak to an addiction counselor call 1-877-744-3536 Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Addiction Many people are exposed to high levels of trauma on a near daily basis, Doctors, nurses, firemen, policemen, people in the military and paramedics all fall into this category. Addiction Rehabilitation Help for such individuals that suffer from PTSD can be tricky. What makes drug rehab for professionals such as this so difficult is that their very careers contribute to their desire to self medicate. Think of the emergency room of a hospital and how stressful the environment can be to doctors and nurses. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is common among healthcare workers and other professionals because they are exposed to...
Process Addictions
In many circles of addiction treatment, the term “process addiction” is used to create a category of addictions which is different from substance addictions. Process addiction is an addiction to an activity or process, such as eating, spending money, gambling, or sexual activity. These addictive behaviors can be as debilitating as those associated with substance addictions, and they require psychological treatment. People sometimes have difficulty understanding process addictions, because they believe that people should just be able to stop negative behavior, but people with process addictions face the same problems that people with substance addictions do. You can think of a process addiction as compulsive behavior which is related to a...