If you or your family members have struggled with alcoholism, you may be wondering if alcoholism is genetic. While research doesn’t provide a definitive answer, there are suggestions that alcoholism can be genetic. There is also research showing the role of behavioral patterns, nurture, and generational trauma in the development of addiction. If you or…
When we ingest drugs or alcohol, we put toxins in our bodies that need to be filtered out. The liver does an excellent job of filtering out the toxins to keep us healthy. However, it can’t keep up when there is a continuous supply. A drug and alcohol detox program can assist with the detox…
Men and women are equally affected by addiction and the changes that it causes to your brain and body. While treating the physical side of addiction is similar for men and women, treating the cause behind the addiction is unique to the individual. Therefore, gender-specific rehab can help when the reason behind the addiction is…
Alcohol is a legal substance that can create a powerful addiction in many people. It takes time for someone to become addicted to alcohol, and many people will never think they are. They may call themselves “social drinkers” when they are just in denial about their own addiction. Alcohol withdrawal symptoms can be mild to…
Alcohol is a substance that can be highly addictive and can often lead to alcohol dependence or addiction. Once an addiction has developed, alcohol withdrawal symptoms can be excruciating and last for days, and many times will result in failure and keep people from trying again. To successfully break a dependency on alcohol, it may…
Alcohol addiction can disrupt your life and ruin your relationships. Despite the harm that addiction causes to you and those around you, your body will continue to crave alcohol to the point of causing you pain no matter how much you want to stop drinking. When quitting alcohol seems impossible, enrolling in an alcohol addiction…
Drug addiction is a serious mental health disorder that causes painful and sometimes deadly withdrawal symptoms that can cause a person to relapse after a few days. It also creates powerful cravings for the substance of choice that can last several days until the person gives in. Fortunately, a detox program for drugs can ease…
When substance use is halted, there can be painful withdrawal symptoms. Withdrawals can begin as early as a few hours after the last use. It will often take a detox program to get through the painful withdrawal symptoms that substance abuse creates when this happens. During your detox withdrawal symptoms, it can benefit you to…
Addiction is a serious mental health disease that affects tens of millions of adults across the country each year. Pennsylvania has the fourth-highest drug-related deaths in the country, with 5,168 deaths in 2020.1 Addiction treatment in Pennsylvania is available for those who are struggling with addiction to alcohol, prescription drugs, cocaine, or other substances. An…
Vivitrol is a safe and effective medication that can significantly reduce substance abuse withdrawals and cravings that can interfere with the recovery process. Like any medication, there are certain Vivitrol side effects that you should be aware of before beginning a medication-assisted treatment program. Knowing what to expect can reduce your fears about addiction recovery…