While CDC statistics indicate the COVID-19 pandemic is nowhere near fading away—nearly 4,000 people died of COVID-related illness during the week ending 11/21/20[1]—President-elect Joe Biden and his incoming administration will need to address another health crisis, as well: the nation’s drug epidemic is back on the rise. According to a recent POLITICO.com article, however,…
Deciding to get help for drug or alcohol addiction is a big decision. It is one that creates uncertainly. You’re not sure what it may mean for you. Detox does not have to be scary. It’s an opportunity to heal and, in many situations, it can prove to be the best decision for you. At…
Overcoming an alcohol use disorder (addiction to alcohol) necessitates not only supportive guidance and sustained, devoted effort to positively change one’s behaviors and attitudes, but also the elimination of one’s physical dependence. In other words, to develop and maintain recovery from alcohol dependency, one must physically detox, as well as psychologically detox. The psychological part…