For many, the holidays aren’t always such a joyous time, and this holiday season will likely be no exception. COVID-19 upended lives, routines, finances, and health. The reasons someone might have an unhappy holiday will vary from person to person. For some individuals, when the routine experience of seasonal depression rears its ugly head, it…
Dual Diagnosis treatment is the treatment approach used to help people struggling with co-occurring disorders, which often involve addiction and a mental health issue such as PTSD or depression. The presence of both conditions makes successful treatment of one issue dependent on recovering from the other problem as well. In the case of co-occurring disorders,…
Portland, Oregon is Oregon State’s most populous city, running along the interstate-5 corridor. This highway makes it easier for drug traffickers to distribute drugs in and around Portland. While many people in Portland may think that substance abuse mostly affects the homeless population, use of meth and heroin is widespread. Especially in the colder months,…
With Thanksgiving coming soon, families may be thinking of gathering, and deadlines may be approaching. With the added stress of the pandemic along with the holiday season approaching, it is understandable that all of us might feel a bit frazzled. For those dealing with mental health symptoms and diagnoses, this time can feel especially chaotic…
Depression involves more than occasional sadness and disappointment. Depression pervades every aspect of your everyday life and prohibits people from thinking rationally. How you deal with these moments of self-doubt and confusion will impact your life in either a positive or negative way. Depression treatment can be the balm that you require for what you…
With holistic treatment, the whole person is considered when approaching treatment for various maladies, including mental health disorders and substance abuse. The goal is to treat the individual and not just the problem. Everyone responds differently to therapy, and by focusing attention on the mind, body, spirit, and emotions, the full impact of treatment can…
A women’s support group for recovering addicts can provide life-saving support. Addiction affects women in many of the same ways it affects men. People who end up with a substance abuse problem began self-medicating due to an abusive relationship or a sexual assault. These women may—especially in the beginning of their recovery—feel uncomfortable in groups…
A co-occurring disorder is when someone has two or more mental health disorders or medical illnesses. They may overlap or one may appear before or after the other. If you think you have a co-occurring disorder or are at risk of acquiring one, a mental health treatment center can help you. How Are Substance Use…
How long substance abuse treatment takes depends on each individual case. A severe drinking problem that has persisted for years will take longer to get under control than an instance of someone overmedicating for a month or two after being prescribed painkillers due to an accident. While some clients will walk out of a treatment…
There are four stages to alcohol rehab and recovery. But to get help for your addiction, you must first recognize that you have a problem with alcohol. You may have started as a social drinker. It is not unreasonable to think that since others can drink responsibly, so can you. But many young people when…