Choosing the Right Addiction Treatment Center for Your Child
516 words|2.6 min read|You do everything in your power to keep your children safe, but it’s impossible for any parent to be present at every moment. Even the [...]
FAQs About Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
618 words|3.1 min read|When you’re considering therapy as part of your recovery program, you may be at a complete loss of where to start. Or maybe you think [...]
What is Holistic Addiction Treatment and Will It Work for Me?
851 words|4.3 min read|Have you found yourself struggling to get through addiction treatment? Or have you relapsed, but dread returning to the same rehab you've done before? Chances [...]
Pyramid’s Client-Centered Treatment Approach
419 words|2.1 min read|Beginning the process of seeking help with drug and alcohol issues is many times an emotional strain and a scary ordeal for all of those [...]
A Look at Medications Used to Treat Opioid Addiction
707 words|3.5 min read|It is widely known that there is an ongoing opioid epidemic with nearly 2 million people battling a prescription opioid addiction. Communities are fighting this [...]
Make Yoga a Part of Your Addiction Treatment
723 words|3.6 min read|Regardless of where you go for addiction treatment, you can expect to participate in group and individual counseling, be involved in some form of [...]
5 Frequently Asked Questions about Medication-Assisted Treatment
583 words|2.9 min read|The opioid epidemic has placed an emphasis on helping those with opioid use disorders not only seek treatment, but stay in treatment. There are many [...]
Recovery from Opioid Addiction: Withdrawal and Treatment
536 words|2.7 min read|The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) estimates that up to 36 million people around the world are addicted to opioids, which includes prescription painkillers [...]
Addiction Treatment Amenities and Accommodations
581 words|2.9 min read|Successfully treating a drug or alcohol addiction is all about changing your life from the inside out—and from the outside in. Addiction treatment amenities and [...]
How to Be an Addiction Treatment Counselor in Pennsylvania
520 words|2.7 min read|According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Pennsylvania has the third highest employment level in the country for addiction treatment counselors.1 Job openings for [...]
Addiction Treatment or Punishment: Which Works Best Long-Term?
527 words|2.7 min read|Does addiction treatment or punishment helps those with substance use issues more? We examine both sides to see what works best long-term.
Pennsylvania’s Client Placement Criteria vs. the ASAM
518 words|2.6 min read|Deaths from drug overdose reached an all-time high in 2015. Such deaths have been increasing steadily over the last two decades, but the increase in [...]
The Continuum of Care That Saved Me
884 words|4.4 min read|Making the Choice I wasn’t sure what desperation truly felt like until those last days of using. At that very moment, it felt like [...]
Naloxone and First Responders: Winning the Battle Against Overdose
473 words|2.4 min read|Naloxone helps first responders to reverse overdoses and battle the nation's opioid epidemic. Learn more about how this medication is saving lives.
Do You Have What It Takes to Be an Addiction Counselor?
756 words|3.8 min read|So you're looking to become an addiction counselor? The field of addiction treatment is rewarding and complex, requiring both an educational background and a personal [...]
Transitional Housing for Addiction Recovery
565 words|2.8 min read|Completing an addiction treatment program is a major step on the path to recovery, but some of the toughest challenges occur after treatment is over. [...]