Family Focus: Addiction And The Family Addiction Treatment, Substance Abuse, Substance AddictionBy Lucida TreatmentMarch 3, 2020Leave a commentJust how addiction affects families differs from family to family. Lucida Treatment Center puts the primary focus on the individual and their treatment issues. Within that focus is how addiction affects families. How addiction affects families is congruent to how addiction affects the community at large. The Family As A Whole Suffers From Substance Abuse Addiction Understanding…
Animal Assisted Therapy Mental Health, Mental Health Treatment, Substance Addiction, Therapy ServicesBy Lucida TreatmentFebruary 28, 2020Animal assisted therapy is the use of trained dogs or other animals to help human beings with specific health problems. Current evidence indicates that several groups of people, including individuals with cancer, serious heart problems and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), can benefit from this form of therapy. The Basics of Animal Assisted Therapy Animal assisted…
With Benzos, Withdrawing Is Difficult Drug Addiction, Drug Detox, Substance Abuse, Substance AddictionBy Lucida TreatmentFebruary 27, 2020With Benzos, Withdrawing Is Difficult The benzodiazepines, or benzos, have been prescribed since 1960 (with Valium). They are a class of psychiatric drugs with hypnotic, sedative, anti-anxiety, euphoric, anti-convulsant and muscle-relaxant properties. Today, benzos are the largest class of psychiatric drugs prescribed with over 83 million prescriptions in 2009. For all their properties to lower…
Difference Between MDMA and Mephedrone Addiction Treatment, Drug Addiction, Drug Detox, Substance Abuse, Substance AddictionBy Lucida TreatmentFebruary 26, 2020MDMA (ecstasy, molly) and mephedrone are two illegal/illicit substances that act as stimulants in the human body. What is the difference between MDMA and mephedrone? Some recreational drug users/abusers treat these two substances as equivalent and interchangeable. However, according to the results of a study review published in March 2014 in the British Journal of…
Are 12-Step Groups Safe for Women? Addiction Recovery, Addiction Treatment, Recovery, Substance Addiction, Therapy ServicesBy Lucida TreatmentFebruary 25, 2020Support groups, especially those using the 12 steps, are loved by many and rejected by others. For substance abusers, a support group is an important part of an overall treatment program. The support group provides emotional and social connections with other people with similar experiences. Support groups give recovering addicts a place to go to…
Explaining Parent’s Addiction to a Child Addiction Treatment, Substance Addiction, Therapy ServicesBy Lucida TreatmentFebruary 24, 2020Addiction is a serious, complex issue, and this can leave many parents feeling as though it’s impossible to adequately explain the problem to children. However, if you approach the topic with tact, honesty and openness, you can help your child understand. Explaining a parent’s addiction to a child doesn’t need to be laborious. Seven Cs…
The Importance of Family in Addiction Recovery Addiction Recovery, Addiction Treatment, Alcohol Addiction, Drug Addiction, Substance Addiction, Therapy ServicesBy Lucida TreatmentJanuary 20, 2020Whether we have a loved one or family member in recovery from addiction or are the immediate or extended members of the family, the days, weeks and months following our loved ones return home from drug rehab are critically important. This is the time when they need nurturance, love, and support more than ever. How…
Family-Focused Treatment and Early Detection For Bipolar Disorder Addiction Treatment, Dual Diagnosis Treatment, Mental Health, Mental Health Treatment, Substance AddictionBy Lucida TreatmentJanuary 11, 2020Like most issues that are caught before they become full-blown problems, bipolar disorder in teens can catch parents and family members off-guard. However, if they get family-focused treatment and early detection, those factors can reduce the impact that disorder has on them later in life. What is Bipolar Disorder? Bipolar disorder is characterized by abnormal…
The Difference Between Opiate and Opioid Drug Addiction, Drug Detox, Substance AddictionBy Lucida TreatmentDecember 6, 2019Leave a commentWhen discussing drugs such as heroin, morphine, and other pain killers, many people use the terms opiate and opioid. Often times the words sound interchangeable, and while there is a similarity between the two drug types, there is a difference between opiate and opioid drugs. If you or a loved one is struggling with addiction…
Learn the Most Common Opioid Epidemic Statistics Drug Addiction, Substance Abuse, Substance AddictionBy Lucida TreatmentNovember 29, 2019Leave a commentThe Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) reports that in 2016, more opioid overdoses occurred than during any other year. This partly led to the opioid crisis being listed as a health epidemic in 2017. These are not the only alarming opioid epidemic statistics. Accordingly, you should learn to identify the signs of opioid…
