What comes to your mind when you hear of the holiday season? For most of us, the answer is celebration, joy, festivities, and togetherness. However, that’s not the case for everyone. Under the glittering veneer of holiday cheer, many people find themselves engulfed in darkness. [...]
You walk into a doctor's office, apprehension swirling in your mind. You've been fighting substance use, battling demons that have taken hold of your life. Deep down, you know that it's time to seek help, to confide in someone who can bring you toward a [...]
Taking on the path of addiction recovery is no easy feat. It's a battle against the relentless cravings and powerful urges that drive one to use drugs or alcohol. Thankfully, there is a continuous search for effective solutions to combat these challenges. One medication that [...]
The rise of fentanyl, a synthetic opioid, has taken the world by storm, dominating headlines and alarming health experts. Known for its extraordinary potency and increasing involvement in the global drug crisis, fentanyl's journey from the laboratory to the streets is a tale that [...]
In the past, individuals suffering from mental health disorders and substance addiction often needed to look for separate treatments for each condition. In most cases, the person had to get clean and sober first before his or her mental health problems were addressed. Unfortunately, this [...]
One of the major topics taught in almost every alcohol or drug addiction treatment program is how to build a strong sober support system after you leave rehab. Sober living programs are often cited as an important step before re-integration into the community. Sober living [...]
Trauma therapy in addiction treatment is a powerful tool for those looking for sobriety. It is designed to help individuals understand the significance of traumatic events, build a plan for recovery, and address substance abuse issues. It is an invaluable resource that can provide hope [...]
Recreational therapy is an integrative treatment approach that aims to improve the mental, physical, and social well-being of individuals struggling with addiction or substance use disorder. It helps facilitate therapeutic activities, such as sports and outdoor recreation, for those in outpatient treatment programs all around [...]
With the recent development of a new fentanyl vaccine, researchers say that it could have the potential to block fentanyl from entering the brain. Now that this innovative research has been released to the public, people are wondering if this new vaccine could have the [...]
With the rise of drug use and abuse in the United States, and across the globe, it's important to know what the different forms of drug paraphernalia look like so you can be on the lookout for them. People who use drugs have gotten very [...]
At Georgia Addiction Treatment Center, we understand that every person struggling with addiction is unique. That means that every person’s path to recovery must be unique as well. With more than 40 million Americans suffering at the hand of addiction, it is more important than ever that we address this crisis head-on.
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