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How Do I Get Treatment for Meth Addiction?

Quality Treatment For Meth Is Important Deciding that you need treatment for meth addiction is one of the most difficult, yet rewarding decisions you’ll ever…

Ricardo A Santiago LMHC, MSJune 29, 2022

Blog Opiates

What Are the Benefits of Medical Detox for Opiate Addiction?

Medical Detox for Opiate Addiction Is Important When people use opiates, there is a very high probability for addiction to develop. These substances bind to…

Ricardo A Santiago LMHC, MSJune 27, 2022

Blog Family

Family Addiction: A Mother and Son’s Story About Treatment

Nancy had constantly criticized herself for her son's painkiller addiction. Or more properly, she blamed her alcohol consumption. Over the past few years, she 'd…

Ricardo A Santiago LMHC, MSJune 24, 2022

Blog How To

Ready for Rehab: What to Pack

Transforming unhealthy habits, detoxing hazardous chemicals, and evolving environments deliver new challenges to an individual fighting with addictive behaviors. Deciding to recover from substance abuse…

Ricardo A Santiago LMHC, MSJune 20, 2022

Blog Marijuana

Is Marijuana a Safe Detox Alternative?

As the opioid pandemic nears historical levels throughout The United States, medical marijuana is achieving popularity as a pain medication. Now, medical marijuana is being…

Ricardo A Santiago LMHC, MSJune 17, 2022

Alcohol Addiction Blog

Medical Condition Controversy: Is Alcoholism a Disease?

The question of chronic excessive alcohol consumption being a choice or alcoholism disease is fiercely debated. Both aspects of the argument make valid points, but…

Ricardo A Santiago LMHC, MSJune 15, 2022

Blog Self Injury

Self-Injury Treatment Centers and Therapies

While self-injury is decreasing in numbers, 836,000 people still visited emergency rooms in 2011 for self-inflicted wounds. This is a huge number of people who…

Ricardo A Santiago LMHC, MSJune 13, 2022

Blog Current News

Grandparents Picking Up Where Parents Left Off

It's a well-known fact our nation is in the center of an opioid epidemic. And from that epidemic, one more addiction-related condition has hatched: grandparents…

Ricardo A Santiago LMHC, MSJune 6, 2022

Blog Detox

How Do I Know If I Am Going Through Withdrawal?

Recovering From the Symptoms of OxyContin Withdrawal OxyContin is a prescription drug that can be helpful in some medical cases. Unfortunately, many individuals use prescriptions…

Ricardo A Santiago LMHC, MSJune 3, 2022