What Are Deaths of Despair, And Could COVID-19 Worsen Them?
Many experts predict that COVID-19 and its ancillary effects on American society could also trigger a surge of so-called “deaths of despair” in the United States. In other words, the amount of stress, fear, and uncertainty accompanying this global health crisis could spark a rise in the number of overdose-related deaths and suicides. To give you a breakdown of COVID-19’s role in the United States, the New York Times [...]
Why You Need To Reconsider Rehab
Are you someone who has been told by your loved ones or a medical professional that you should consider a rehabilitation facility? You keep saying you do not want to go - that you don’t need to go, you can stop whenever you want! However, in your heart of hearts, you know that your substance abuse is something over which you do not have control. Deciding to seek treatment [...]
My Family Gave Me An Intervention: Now What?
Alright, so you just went through an intervention process orchestrated by your close friends and family members. Chances are, it wasn’t easy for any of you. This intervention may have been a personal discussion between you and one loved one. Or, perhaps it involved a professional interventionist with many people. He or she may have orchestrated the meeting and kept everyone on track. Everyone likely communicated how much they [...]
Are You Self-Medicating With Drugs And Alcohol?
TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction 2. What Self-Medication Means 3. Common Reasons for Self-Medicating 4. Am I Self-Medicating? 5. Treating Mental Illness and Substance Abuse One crucial part of substance use treatment at Hotel California by the Sea (HCBTS) is getting to the bottom of why a client abuses drugs and alcohol in the first place. For some people, this [...]
Is My Addiction Bad Enough? How to Know If You Need Rehab
If you are wondering whether you or a loved one may need rehab, you’ve come to the right place. Drug and alcohol addiction has become a pervasive struggle in recent years. In the past two decades, the proliferating death to drug overdose rate has more than tripled. With growing accessibility to prescription drugs and the rise of other synthetic narcotics or opioids in underground markets (specifically fentanyl) drug abuse [...]
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