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How Do You Talk to Kids About Drugs?
Have you ever experimented with illegal drugs like meth, cocaine, heroin, marijuana, PCP, Molly, or prescription painkillers like OxyContin, Percocet, or Vicodin? Have you ever had to overcome your drug usage? Do you ever worry about your children, and what they might start experimenting with? Are you ever concerned that your child might develop an …
Are Scientists Inventing Addiction-Proof Painkillers?
The abuse of prescription painkillers has become one of America’s most dangerous pastimes. In fact, opioid painkillers like Percocet, Vicodin, and OxyContin are involved in half of all fatal overdoses in the United States. What if we could make a painkiller that wasn’t so addictive? The Dimensions Of The Painkiller Problem Prescription painkillers are a …
3 Ways to Prevent Drug Addiction Relapse
How do I stay away from drugs once I return home from successful rehab? Just because you completed your drug rehab, doesn’t mean that your journey to recovery is over. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, 40-60% of people who complete addiction rehab suffer at least one relapse. The main thing that makes …
Coping with Addiction Cravings
During recovery and sober living, cravings for drug or alcohol are one of the biggest challenges that former addicts may face. While cravings will likely be most frequent in the early stages of recovery, they might continue throughout life, so it is important to learn strategies for coping with cravings. As this video explains, cravings …
Comparing Partial Hospitalization and Intensive Outpatient Treatment
Retreat at Lancaster County offers a Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) and an Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) to meet the diverse needs of our patients as they work through addiction recovery. Patients may transition to the PHP after completing inpatient drug rehabilitation. Our PHP is a day treatment program that provides structure, peer support, and therapy, …
