“Geaux Fresh” Helps Women in Recovery Links to other resources: Residential Treatment, Detox, Enabling Article I recently became aware of an HGTV show called “Hometown Kickstart” and a great...

Links to other resources: Residential Treatment, Detox, Part 1 on Enabling Last week we talked about how individuals can begin to identify and stop enabling with time and education...

Links to other resources: Residential Treatment, Detox, Type D Personalities Enabling has become a central topic in modern discussions around family and substance abuse, and for good reason. Enabling...

Links to other resources: Residential Treatment, Detox On the first of July, a large study was published that looked at subjects during the 12 months from June 2020 to...

Links to other resources: Residential Treatment, Detox, Language and Addiction Last week we began talking about some things to do, or not do, when a family member is returning...

Links to other resources: Residential Treatment, Detox, Type D Personalities According to the “Criminal Lifestyles Curriculum” by Matthew D. Geyer, Impulsive Lifestyle Counselling (ILC) is a brief psychoeducational program...

And So Can Other Organs Links to other resources: Residential Treatment, Detox, Type D Personalities One of the scariest parts about living with drug addiction or alcoholism is knowing...

Links to other resources: Residential Treatment, Detox, Language and Addiction For the next week or so we will be giving some tips on commonly asked questions regarding dealing with...

Links to other resources: Residential Treatment, Detox, Language Inequality in SUD Care Experts recommend that alcohol-related care be integrated into primary care (PC) to improve prevention and treatment of...

Links to other resources: Residential Treatment, Detox, Part 1 Many times, on this blog, we have discussed barriers to care. Barriers to care, and the many reasons people do...

Links to other resources: Residential Treatment, Detox, Type D Personalities Over the past two years on this blog, we have discussed several issues that are key to understanding “Health...

Links to other resources: Residential Treatment, Detox, Type D Personalities Despite naming the article for today “Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Addiction”, this is not an attempt at an all-encompassing...

Links to other resources: Residential Treatment, Detox, Type D Personalities Florida Springs Wellness and Recovery Center in Panama City recently made a Facebook post about alcohol being the only...

Links to other resources: Residential Treatment, Detox, Type D Personalities At Florida Springs in Panama City, the organization behind this blog and one of the best drug and alcohol...

Links to other resources: Residential Treatment, Detox, Type D Personalities From 2001 to 2012, fentanyl overdoses went from being a small problem in America to a major issue within...

Links to other resources: Residential Treatment, Detox, Type D Personalities There are several complicated factors that play key roles in the vast increases in fentanyl availability in American street...

Links to other resources: Residential Treatment, Detox, Type D Personalities The earliest historical roots of the disease theory of addiction are known to begin with early writers and their...

Links to other resources: Residential Treatment, Detox, Type D Personalities One major criticism that has been leveled at authors who write about drug and alcohol use is that some...

Links to other resources: Residential Treatment, Detox, Type D Personalities Over the next month or so, the Florida Springs Wellness and Recovery Blog will be taking an in-depth look...

Links to other resources: Residential Treatment, Detox, Stress and Alcoholism Most people may be familiar with the idea of a type A personality, or similar shorthand for groups of...

Links to other resources: Residential Treatment, Detox, Stress and Alcoholism As we have talked about several times on this blog in the last year, the long court battles over...

Links to other resources: Residential Treatment, Detox, Stress and Alcoholism Yesterday we talked about the lack of compassion and relevant experience and training among some members of the judiciary...

Links to other resources: Residential Treatment, Detox, Stress and Alcoholism The recent nomination of the first African-American woman to the U.S. Supreme Court last week was historic for a...

Links to other resources: Residential Treatment, Detox, Stress and Alcoholism When I first heard that the FDA had approved a Prescription Digital Therapeutic for addiction to opioids, including Oxycontin,...

Links to other resources: Residential Treatment, Detox, Stress and Alcoholism For Part 1 of this multi-part series click here. Yesterday we took a critical look at a group of...

Links to other resources: Residential Treatment, Detox, Stress and Alcoholism It has been a few months since we discussed access and barriers to care on this blog, but it...

Links to other resources: Residential Treatment, Detox, Alcoholism Development in Men Yesterday we discussed a study that looked at some of the factors that lead to the development of...

Links to other resources: Residential Treatment, Detox, Exercise and Recovery We know from scientific research that there are significant similarities in the way alcoholism develops among people who identify...

Links to other resources: Detox, Residential Treatment, Alcoholism and Insomnia Many people think of not drinking and not using drugs as the “end all, be all” in recovery from...

While researching this article I came across a method used by doctors and scientists to measure the seriousness of insomnia cases in patients. It is called the Insomnia Severity...