Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without _________ (fill in the blank). Many would insert the word “family” as they imagine images of intergenerational family members cooking, eating and laughing together over stupid funny stories at the dinner table. For single men and women, the idea of...
Origin of the Disease Model of Addiction The term “Disease Model of Addiction” was coined more than 50 years after the American Medical Association (AMA) first deemed alcoholism as an illness in 1956. No longer considered as just a behavioral problem, addiction is now defined as...
Are you too young to be forgetful about certain things that only older adults worry about? You walk into a room and immediately forget what you were looking for. You’re out with friends or at the grocery store, only to realize that you forgot your...
The American Psychiatric Association (APA) defines addiction as “a complex condition, a brain disease manifested by compulsive substance use despite harm consequence.” By definition, addiction is a relationship formed between an individual and a substance rather than a human being with another human. When individuals...
More so than St. Patrick’s Day, Thanksgiving is the holiday when most arrests for driving under the influence (DUI) are made. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reports that 40% of traffic-related deaths between Thanksgiving and New Year’s are attributed to drunk driving, compared...
[blockquote text="“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” – Hippocrates" show_quote_icon="no" border_color="#f9d97a"] The concept of “food is medicine” has been linked with fewer visits to the emergency room as more individuals received nutrition support from federal programs such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance...
Licensed and dually accredited, New Method Wellness is a premier dual diagnosis treatment center based in San Juan Capistrano, CA. New Method Wellness offers high quality substance abuse treatment for individuals suffering from substance use disorder and co-occurring disorders through integrated, comprehensive care delivered by...
Forty is the new 30 and 30 is the new 20. This is the sign of the times which marks our desire to stay young forever and also reflects an overall slower emotional growth (emotional immaturity) for multiple generations. Since it’s becoming more socially acceptable...
New Method Wellness, a premier dual diagnosis treatment center, joins the National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers (NAATP), an elite group of the nation’s top addiction treatment providers. Among NAATP’s members, New Method Wellness is set apart as a distinguished Accredited Provider, demonstrating their commitment...
More people with overdoses end up in hospital ERs instead of addiction treatment centers People who need addiction treatment often end up in hospital emergency rooms where medical staff are ill-equipped to handle substance use disorders. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revealed emergency-department...