Posts Tagged: addiction recovery
The Benefits of Inpatient Treatment
Addiction is never an easy thing to overcome, especially when you attempt it alone. In order to get sober, you have to detox your system from all substances. Detoxing causes your body to withdrawal as…
Sleep, Sobriety and Settling into a Schedule
Insomnia among recovering addicts is estimated to be five times higher than it is among the general population. The insomnia itself then creates a higher risk of relapse, so this is a cycle you’ll want to…
Seniors Mending Relationships During Addiction Recovery
Addiction among seniors is in many ways a ‘hidden epidemic’. The media is wont to represent those with substance abuse problems as being in their teens or 20s yet this is a misconception. Research carried out…
March 8, 2018
Strategies for Engaging and Supporting Recovery Among Isolated Young People at Risk of Self-Harm and Substance Misuse on the Mid North Coast (MNC) of NSW
TOPIC: On the whole North Coast of NSW (ie. Mid North and Far North Coast) there are large numbers of young people disappearing off the radar of education, health and welfare agencies, after failing to…
June 22, 2017
Gold Coast Father Shares Incredible Comeback From Depths of Drug Addiction and Life of Crime
Tama Wilson’s daughters know it all. “Everything’s been talked about,” he says of a tale of drugs and crime that would shock Ned Kelly, let alone three girls aged 16, 14 and 7. “Some of…
More rehabilitation centres needed to tackle addictions
With many different approaches to addiction therapy and a diversity of addictions, when it comes to treatment and rehabilitation one shoe fits all doesn’t apply. Following detox, a rehabilitation program tailored to an individual, needs…
GPs are being told to prescribe Naltrexone for gambling addictions
GPs in the UK are being told to prescribe gamblers anti-addiction drugs in an attempt to tackle Britain’s gambling epidemic. In a Daily Mail report, the medication naltrexone is usually given to those with severe…