How To Continue Addiction Treatment During a Pandemic During a pandemic, people struggling with mental and substance use disorders find it especially challenging to manage their conditions. COVID-19 has led to measures that impact how you can receive treatment. While people need to practice social distancing to avoid spreading or contracting the disease, isolation can…
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Risk Factors, Addiction, and Your Physical Health When it comes to addiction and your physical health, you should always be concerned. However, we have reached a critical moment with COVID-19 when your addiction is putting you at a higher risk than ever before. If you are struggling with addiction or abusing substances right now, you…
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At Sunstone Recovery, one of our biggest challenges is helping people deal with stress. Humans perceive stress in the cerebral cortex. This part of the brain system helps people adapt to an environment. Experiencing emotional and physical distress creates a memory to help people avoid a similar situation later in life. Stress involves a mental…
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September features World Suicide Prevention Day. Suicide statistics in Oregon and across the U.S. are staggering. In 2010, more people died by suicide than by motor vehicle accidents, according to a 2013 CDC report. Fear that a friend or loved one may commit suicide can be pervasive and unsettling to a person’s psyche. It may…
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Long-term sobriety does not happen in a vacuum; when you leave a Bend, OR, drug rehab center, you will be faced with temptation. Avoiding situations that have historically led to self-destructive behavior will be the foundation of your sobriety. It’s easier to avoid temptations when you are clear-headed and not surrounded by people using drugs…
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Mixing drugs such as benzos and alcohol can have a detrimental effect on your mental, emotional, and physical health. Polysubstance use can cause short and long-term health problems that you may not recover from. Before you allow addiction to destroy your life, get help at a benzo addiction treatment center in Oregon. Benzos and alcohol…
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Polysubstance use occurs when a person uses more than one drug at a time. Substances may include alcohol, drugs, or prescription medications. The dangers of mixing substances can range from emotional or mental disorders to health problems and fatality. Sadly, people who suffer from the effects of mixing substances are unaware of the dangers of…
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Addiction is a physical illness and has a strong psychological component. When dealing with addiction, psychotherapy is an extremely useful tool. It works well because it helps people identify why they struggle with addiction, so they learn methods of fighting off cravings and triggers. If you or a loved one is considering Oregon’s cognitive-behavioral therapy…
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Addiction can impact your physical and emotional health, finances, and relationships. When you develop an addiction, it can cause you to make your substance of choice your main priority. Fortunately, addiction recovery is always possible. Life in recovery requires learning how to construct a healthy support network and learning how to cope with triggers and…
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Struggling with a substance use disorder can impact various areas of your life, ranging from hurting your career to fragmenting familial relationships. Triggers and cravings can make it difficult to remain sober, which is why stress management and addiction recovery are strongly connected. Negative emotions, such as stress, can increase cravings, which is why substance…
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