New Method Wellness's own Juanita Wells was featured and a touching and powerful video released by the Pro Football Hall of Fame Behavioral Health. New Method Wellness and several other treatment centers participated in this event to raise awareness and provide support for people undergoing challenges...
Nearly a third of the US population falls under the criteria of alcoholism or will fall under it during their lifetime. Alcohol use is extremely common in the United States, with roughly 85% of the population saying that they have drunk alcohol at some point...
Psychological dependence can be described as a series of conditioned responses that are triggered by situations or emotions that compel someone to use a substance like drugs or alcohol or to engage in an addictive behavior like gambling or sex. Triggers can be any situation...
After you go through treatment for addiction, you might think you're free and clear in terms of recovery. However, addiction recovery can be a long process, even after formal treatment. Your therapists and treatment staff probably told you about how common relapse is during recovery....
People often view those who engage in substance abuse as lacking willpower or self-control. On the surface, lacking impulse control would seem to fit in with this description. However, impulse control is a result of brain chemistry. People who have certain types of brain chemistry...
When people think about addiction, they usually think about substance abuse. However, there are many types of addiction. It's important to understand that addiction is a brain disease and not a personal lack of willpower or weakness. Compulsive behavior is strengthened by substance abuse as...
Anger is a common emotion in addiction recovery. At some point, you have to learn to deal with it and process it in a constructive way. Your anger might be directed at yourself, or at certain people, or society in general, or even at law...
PTSD symptoms in men can be more difficult to recognize and diagnose. Many men are wired or conditioned not to show weakness, so they may internalize and hide these symptoms. They may also attempt to self-medicate through drugs or alcohol....
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a behavioral health condition that happens to some people after they experience a frightening or traumatic event. PTSD causes sufferers to experience flashbacks, nightmares and daily anxiety. PTSD triggers refer to the different stimuli that can cause anxiety and stress...
Family involvement in substance abuse treatment is often very underrated. Despite becoming a strong and pervasive theme in many types of health treatment, it's not often utilized to its full potential in substance abuse treatment....
