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The Question Is Not How to Shoot Dope…

How to shoot dope is the one question many people wish they had never asked. The question you should ask instead is, how to get…

Ricardo A Santiago LMHC, MSDecember 5, 2019

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Is 28 Days Really all that’s needed for treatment?

What occurs on day 28? Does the human brain re-wire? Do yearnings cease? After four weeks of therapy, is the struggle suddenly over? No, no…

Ricardo A Santiago LMHC, MSOctober 24, 2019

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Ready for Sobriety: What to Bring to Rehab?

Changing habits, detoxing harmful chemicals, and changing environments bring new challenges to a person struggling with addictive behaviors. Choosing to recover from substance abuse can…

Ricardo A Santiago LMHC, MSOctober 19, 2019

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When to Choose Families Anonymous Instead of Al-Anon?

Addictive behaviors affect around 8.3 million children + across the United States from 2002-2019. With substance abuse rates steadily climbing year-after-year these numbers are sure to…

Ricardo A Santiago LMHC, MSOctober 18, 2019

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Riding the Bull: Are Energy Drinks a Relapse?

Recovery is working towards sobriety from any mood-altering substance. There are doctors and counselors who include legal mood-altering substance like caffeine and nicotine on the…

Ricardo A Santiago LMHC, MSAugust 7, 2019

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Support Groups and Overcoming Your Fear

You're dealing with one of the most difficult phases of your life: Recovery. You've previously overcome a ton of challenges. What's next? Well, you're expected…

Ricardo A Santiago LMHC, MSJuly 31, 2019

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Fear and Recovery: When Asking for Help is too Hard

When was the very last moment you asked for help? What were the circumstances? Was it difficult to ask? For most of us, brought up…

Ricardo A Santiago LMHC, MSJuly 24, 2019

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90 Day Rehab Program: The Right Choice for Drug Addiction Treatment

Relapse happens when somebody thinks he or she has acquired recovery after a brief time. While he or she may have acquired some important tools…

Ricardo A Santiago LMHC, MSJune 18, 2019

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What is Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery

The Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) passed by the House and Senate on July 13, 2016. It passed by a vote of 94-1, almost…

DanielMarch 5, 2019

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How to Know if Addiction Treatment is Covered by Insurance

The United States is the third most populous country in the world with over 323,730,000 people as of 2018. Two-thirds of the population has health insurance.…

DanielOctober 25, 2018