Depression Codependency Treatment Center

Depression Codependency Treatment Center

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Codependency and depression go hand in hand. This often comes in the form of low-grade, chronic depression called dysthymia or persistent depressive disorder. While this type of depression isn’t completely debilitating, it can seriously dampen our ability to engage in and enjoy life. In fact, because it’s less pronounced, many people with dysthymia assume it’s […]

A Culture of Overuse: How Too Many Prescription Drugs Are Leading to Addiction

A Culture of Overuse: Too Many Prescription Drugs Leads to Addiction

A Culture of Overuse: How Too Many Prescription Drugs Are Leading to Addiction. Prescription drug use in the US is at an all-time high. Currently, more than half of the population has at least one prescription medication. Those who do have an average of four. We’re far more medicated than any other country in the […]

3 Holistic Approaches to Treating Cocaine Addiction

3 Holistic Approaches to Treating Cocaine Addiction

3 Holistic Approaches to Treating Cocaine Addiction. For many people who end up as regular users, cocaine holds the promise of becoming a different version of yourself; of escaping whatever undesirable state you’re currently in. The rush of euphoria, self-confidence, and sociability it provides make it an alluring go-to for those seeking to self-medicate their […]

Should You Consider Alternative Treatments for Your Anxiety Disorder and Panic Attacks?

Should You Consider Alternative Treatments for Your Anxiety Disorder?

Should You Consider Alternative Treatments for Your Anxiety Disorder and Panic Attacks? A million adults in the US struggle with some type of anxiety disorder, making them some of the most common mental health issues in the country. Those with severe anxiety may even suffer from panic attacks – episodes of intense fear that can […]

How Meditation Helps Us Move Beyond Addiction

How Meditation Helps Us Move Beyond Addiction

How Meditation Helps Us Move Beyond Addiction. By now, most of us well know that meditation can promote positive brain change. But did you know that it also holds huge advantages for addiction recovery? Among its bountiful benefits, mindfulness holds the key to reversing substance dependency, trauma, anxiety, and depression. Here, we examine how. Proven […]

Why Suboxone is Not the Solution to Getting off Heroin

Why Suboxone is Not the Solution to Getting off Heroin

Buprenorphine (more commonly known by its brand names, Suboxone, Subutex and Zubsolv) is one of just three federally approved medications to treat opioid addiction. But because of its intense narcotic effects, many people who are initially introduced to it as part of their tapering program end up misusing it by snorting or injecting it to […]

The Alternative Approach: Natural, Holistic Treatments for PTSD

The Alternative Approach: Natural, Holistic Treatments for PTSD

The Alternative Approach: Natural, Holistic Treatments for PTSD. Post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, isn’t exclusive to war veterans. PTSD is a condition that develops as a response to trauma, and it can happen anytime you’ve experienced or witnessed a traumatic event. With approximately 70 percent of adults in the US experiencing trauma at some point […]

Breaking Free From Old Routines: Alternative Treatments for Marijuana Addiction

Escape Old Routines: Alternative Treatments for Marijuana Addiction

Understanding Cannabis Addiction Breaking Free From Old Routines: Alternative Treatments for Marijuana Addiction. Marijuana legalization initiatives swept the states in recent years, where recreational marijuana is legal in 10 states and medicinal marijuana is legal in 33. Yet, even though increasingly legal, it’s alarming that the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) reports that 18 […]