How Do Addictions Develop?

One of the issues you will explore at drug rehabilitation is how your addiction began. You’ll learn to identify the triggers that may have led to your initial drug use as well as how drug addiction develops over time. Understanding the nature of alcoholism and drug addiction is an essential step in addiction recovery. Risk …

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Understanding Drug Abuse

When entering a drug rehab program, it is helpful to understand what drug abuse is and why it is harmful. In this video, you can hear some examples of drug abuse that will showcase how this problem may arise and what you might do to address it. As is explained in this clip, drug abuse …

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New Insurance Accepted at Retreat

Retreat at Lancaster County and Palm Beach County is excited to announce we are now accepting Independence Blue Cross Plans, including all Keystone Healthplan East Members. For more information, please contact Retreat at Lancaster County at 717-859-8000.

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New Cocaine Test Can Detect Drug Usage on Fingerprints

In the past, detecting the presence of drugs in someone’s bloodstream and used to involve a costly and lengthy blood or saliva test. Now, however, a new fingerprint test can be used to determine whether somebody has recently ingested cocaine. Detecting Coat Cocaine Usage with Fingerprints Science Daily reports that a new research study has …

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Party Drug “Molly” Sends 10 College Students to Hospital

Not everyone has heard of “Molly,” one of the newer drugs to become popular among youths. However, Molly is just another form of Ecstasy (or MDMA), and most people are familiar with the dangers found in that party particular drug. Now, showing just how dangerous Molly can be, 12 young people (including 10 college students) …

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