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What is the Difference Between Drug Dependence and Drug Addiction?

There is a fine line between drug dependence and drug addiction. However, understanding where the line is and what differentiates each can help you get the right treatment for your condition. Drug addiction treatment centers in Maryland offer recovery programs designed to help you regardless of whether you have a drug addiction or dependency. Keep…

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What is a Partial Hospitalization Program?

A partial hospitalization program (PHP) is a structured addiction treatment plan that offers therapy, support groups, and other programs throughout the day. Still, it allows the patients to return home at night. Addiction treatment centers may provide transportation, meals, and other services. However, the focus is on providing a full program that keeps you focused…

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Understanding the Addiction Definition

The term addiction has taken on many meanings over the years. It has also been interchangeable with other terms such as substance abuse, dependency, and disorder. While the addiction definition may have a different meaning to different people, almost everyone agrees that addiction implies that a person has a drinking or drug problem. The addiction…

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The Dangers of the Current Benzo Shortage

When you are struggling with an anxiety disorder of any kind, you crave relief. One of the medications doctors often prescribe is benzodiazepines. These medications have a sedating effect. Currently, though, people with severe anxiety face a challenge — a worldwide benzo shortage. The good news is that doctors have other medications to help people…

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What is a Partial Hospitalization Program?

You’ve summoned the courage to admit you need help for your substance abuse. The obvious next step is to enter a treatment program such as the ones provided by Fresh Start Recovery. Depending on the severity of your abuse, you may be a candidate for an outpatient treatment known as a partial hospitalization program. Partial…

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5 Signs of Opioid Addiction

The nation’s opioid epidemic remains a pressing public health emergency. Abuse of opioids and opiates, prescription or otherwise, has led to a surge in opioid addiction. Some worry that this addiction will only go higher due to COVID-19. If you see the signs of opioid addiction, your best option is to consider an opioid addiction…

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How to Choose an Addiction Treatment Center

We live in a high-speed, high-stress world. The concerns of family and work can be overwhelming. Sometimes people turn to drugs or alcohol to cope, and sometimes that leads to addiction. If that happens to you, it may be time to seek addiction treatment. In an addiction treatment center, doctors and counselors work with you…

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3 Benefits of Dialectical Behavior Therapy

Addiction to drugs and alcohol is a challenge that requires both physical and psychological treatment. The abuse of substances leads to changes in brain chemistry that trigger unhealthy thoughts and behaviors. Unraveling those changes is the goal of addiction therapy, and one form of treatment that works well is dialectical behavior therapy or DBT. What…

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4 Reasons to Participate in Group Therapy

Addiction to drugs and alcohol is a disruptive element in anybody’s life. It alters your perceptions such that acquiring and using drugs and alcohol becomes the focus of everything. That shift is the main reason why therapy, including group therapy, is at the center of addiction treatment plans. In a group therapy program, individuals struggling…

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