Are you afraid of getting substance abuse treatment? Your concern is understandable. Addiction, at best, is disorienting; at worse, it has disastrous consequences for your psychological and physical health. To be in the throes of addiction, and then to face the prospect of getting addiction treatment, adds to the pain and confusion. The good news…
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Addiction could be less daunting if people better understood how drugs affect brain chemistry. Substance abuse rewires how your brain functions, often with disastrous consequences. The only way to begin to undo the damage is through treatment and rehab at centers such as the Santé Center for Healing. It helps to know the early signs…
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Substance abuse presents individuals and their families with many challenges. The most important step in addressing those challenges: Admitting there’s a problem. Once done, the focus of your discussion turns to finding the right drug and alcohol rehab center program for you. It’s not an easy question to answer. Substance abuse is a highly individualized…
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Substance abuse may seem to have just come upon you. The reality is it happens little by little, over long periods. The journey out of substance abuse will feel much longer. Recovery doesn’t happen in the short run. It takes commitment. To succeed, you need to establish goals for long-term recovery. You could say that…
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Substance abuse triggers profound changes in your brain. It interferes with normal functions and, perhaps more alarmingly, clouds judgment. One of those risks common to individuals with substance abuse issues: combining substances. Abusing one drug is hazardous enough. The dangers of combining substances are even more substantial. Medicine calls this an example of “polydrug” abuse.…
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You hear about the opioid epidemic all the time on the news, and justifiably so. The number of people struggling with heroin or other opioid addictions has skyrocketed over the past 20 years, with disastrous consequences. Sadly, that’s just a slice of a larger problem. Learning about drug overdose has become one of the most…
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In our society, we are never far from a place that sells or serves alcohol. The availability of alcohol comes with consequences, especially those stemming from drinking and driving. The consequences of drinking and driving exact a high price from individuals and society. It leads to lost productivity, lost potential, and a greater cost to…
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Your brain is the computer of life. It governs bodily functions that we rarely contemplate like blinking your eyes, breathing, and movement. These and more are the result of a complex set of mechanisms facilitated by brain chemicals known as neurotransmitters. You probably already know drugs impact the brain, but have you ever wondered how…
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You’re deeply worried about a friend with substance abuse issues. It makes you a good friend. Never doubt that you can make a difference. But knowing how to help is a big challenge. You’d like to take them by the hand and lead them to a drug and alcohol rehab center in TX or where…
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With so many people struggling with addiction, how do people go from abstaining to developing a problem? There are many stages of addiction, each with its symptoms and signs to monitor. With the help of addiction treatment programs in Texas, at Santé Center for Healing, residents can get the help they need. First Use and…
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