Is Luxury Residential Treatment Worth the Cost?
Making the decision to go to residential rehab is a big, life-changing one. It can also be stressful because choosing the right treatment center can absolutely make all the difference in your long-term recovery. This is especially true if you are used to a certain standard in your lifestyle. Some rehabs provide adequate accommodations for the length of your stay, while some luxury rehabs will go above and beyond. Just because you need addiction treatment doesn’t mean you have to compromise on your lifestyle and the things you are used to. This is when it’s important to know: is luxury residential treatment worth the c...
Source: Cliffside Malibu - August 30, 2019 Category: Addiction Authors: Jaclyn Uloth Tags: Addiction Addiction Recovery Addiction Treatment and Program Resources Alcohol Rehab Information Drug Rehab Information Drug Treatment Holistic Treatment Protocols alcohol treatment luxury luxury drug rehabilitation luxury heroin rehab Source Type: blogs
What Does Addiction Do to the Brain?
It is well-known that addiction and substance abuse is bad for your body. Health can quickly deteriorate, behaviors change and your brain goes through a lot of abuse and chemical changes. But, what exactly are these damages and what does addiction do to the brain?
When learning the answer to “what does addiction do to the brain?”, it is first and foremost important to understand the reward circuit. This is the part of your brain that lets you know that what you are doing is pleasurable and enjoyable, and something that should be repeated to keep feeling this euphoria.
Many things can activate this part of the brain, s...
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Difference Between Impaired Control and Substance Use
What is Impaired Control and Substance Use?
When understanding addiction and learning how it affects the brain, it is very important to know the difference between impaired control and substance use. Impaired control can be defined as “a craving or strong urge to use the substance; desire or failed attempts to cut down or control substance use”, however, it can be attributed to anything. People can have impaired control when it comes to drinking, shopping, gambling, video games or sex. It is also one of the very hallmarks of addiction, and often the very realization that drives people to get the help they need.
When it...
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What Are The Common Behaviors of Addiction?
Understanding the Common Behaviors of Addiction
Do you have a feeling that someone you love might be suffering from addiction, but you aren’t sure? People who have addictions will go to great lengths to cover them and remain in denial, so not knowing for sure is very common. That is why it is very important to know the common behaviors of addiction, especially if someone you love has a history of it.
If you have a suspicion that someone you love is suffering from addiction, take note of these common behaviors of addiction. If they are exhibiting some or all of these, it is time to get help.
Manipulation
When someone is s...
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How to Determine Luxury Treatment vs Normal Treatment
Deciding what type of treatment center to go to, now that you’ve made the decision to get sober, can be pretty difficult. Finding the right treatment center and the right treatment program will make all the difference in your long-term recovery and sobriety, so how do you know when you have found the right one? Sometimes, it can come down to the simplest details, which is why knowing how to determine luxury treatment vs normal treatment is extremely important.
The Luxury Treatment Difference
If you are used to a certain lifestyle, you don’t have to give it all up just to enter treatment for addiction. In fact, the com...
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How Long is a Luxury Treatment Program?
According to USAToday, nearly 21 million Americans struggle with substance addictions. That’s more than the number of people who have all cancers combined, and can mean 1 in 7 people will eventually suffer from an addiction. With such an epidemic in place, it is important to understand how the process of healing from an addiction works. This means learning what types of luxury treatment programs are available and asking questions like, how long is a luxury treatment program? Typically, luxury treatment programs can last anywhere from 30-90 days, depending on many factors.
What Determines How Long a Luxury Treatment ...
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Why Do I Have to Keep Using More to Get High?
When using drugs or alcohol, you may start to find that you need to keep using more to get high than you did when you first started. When a couple of glasses of wine used to get you plenty drunk, you’re finding that you need a full bottle or even more. This is called building tolerance and can cause some damaging effects to the body, including leading to addiction and death.
Using More to Get High: Building Tolerance
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, tolerance occurs when the person no longer responds to the drug in the way that person initially responded. Stated another way, it takes a higher dose of t...
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Alcohol: Is It The Gateway Drug?
The Gateway Drug Theory
According to the US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health, The Gateway Drug Theory suggests that licit drugs, such as tobacco and alcohol, serve as a “gateway” toward the use of other, illicit drugs. Many people usually correlate this theory with prescription medication becoming a gateway to other dangerous opioids such as heroin or fentanyl, but there is some research to suggest that alcohol can be a gateway drug as well.
Some of the many gateway drugs include:
Alcohol
Marijuana
Prescription medication
Tobacco
How is Alcohol a Gateway Drug?
Alcohol is legal and ...
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The Second-Hand Harms of Drinking
What Are Second-Hand Harms of Drinking?
An addiction to alcohol doesn’t just affect the person with the addiction. In fact, about one-fifth of adults in the United States have experienced some form of harm due to someone else’s behavior while drinking. These behaviors are ripple effects from the addiction and are known as second-hand harms of drinking. According to a study published in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, this adds up to nearly 53 million adults experienced at least one harm in 2015 attributable to someone else’s drinking in the past year.
Abusive Behavior
One of the biggest second-ha...
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