Addiction Blog
Dealing with drug detox or alcohol detox successfully takes patience, understanding, and planning. Otherwise, the person suffering from addiction is being set up to fail before recovery even begins.
New Study Concludes There Is No Safe Level of Alcohol Consumption
According to a recent study in the international medical journal The Lancet, around 3 million deaths around the world were attributed to alcohol use, with 12% being males between the ages of 15 and 49. The authors of the study concluded that the health risks...
What to Know Before Staging an Intervention
An intervention is generally accepted as a powerful tool to help loved ones recognize they have a problem with substance abuse. However, when carried out without the proper planning, an intervention can be completely ineffective and in some cases, make matters much...
How Does Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Work?
Although a typical Elevate drug and alcohol treatment program lasts for 90 days, recovery is an ongoing process that continues for the rest of a person's life. Addiction is an illness with far-reaching consequences not just to the individual’s physical health but also...
How Is Drug Addiction Treated Holistically?
The holistic approach to rehab used at Elevate drug treatment centers is part of a continuing trend towards more natural ways of healing substance abuse. Many people who have been struggling with drug abuse will more than likely be experiencing the significant ravages...
Is It Possible To Detox From Alcohol On Your Own?
Despite our better understanding of addiction and alcoholism, there still remain some widespread misconceptions about the issue. One of the most prevalent is the idea that alcohol abuse is a lifestyle choice. Many people still believe that an individual should have...
Is It Possible to Overcome Substance Abuse Naturally?
Individuals who have been using and abusing drugs or alcohol (or both) are likely need some nutritional and physical therapy. However, the damage is not limited to their physical health as abusing drugs and alcohol has an equally toxic influence on an individual’s...
The Benefits of 12-Step Programs and Their Alternatives
Over 80 years after being founded, Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), Narcotics Anonymous (NA) and other 12-Step programs continue to dominate the world’s addiction landscape. Despite the fact that 12-Step drug rehab is not for everyone and there are now numerous alternatives...
The Holistic Approach to Addiction Treatment for Physical, Emotional and Psychological Healing
Elevate Addiction Services takes an alternative approach to addiction treatment to other rehab centers. Our experience over the past 20 years has confirmed our belief that substance use disorder is best treated holistically to address the individual’s physical,...
The Changing Face of Addiction: Substance Abuse Definition, Evaluation & Treatment
Substance and abuse is a complex area mainly because of the diverse ways it affects peoples’ lives. There is no stereotypical addict. Indeed, these days we are seeing an alarming rise in people becoming dependent on prescription medications that are initially taken...
What Are The Treatment Options For Alcoholism?
Our experience at Elevate Addiction Services has shown us that there are more people in rehab as a result of alcohol abuse than for all other substances. Naturally, this is likely to be because alcohol is not an illegal substance and it’s relatively easy to obtain,...
The Holistic Alternative to Traditional 12-Step Recovery
The 12-Step approach to addiction recovery is perhaps the most well-known approach in the world. Indeed, certain phrases used commonly in 12 step group meetings are now officially part of our everyday language, such as: One day at a time Time takes time This too shall...
What Is Alcohol Use Disorder?
It is not unusual for people to enjoy an occasional glass of wine or beer, particularly after a hard day at the office. But how much is too much alcohol and what is considered alcohol abuse? When can you tell when you’ve crossed the line and have developed alcohol use...
Top 10 Holistic Techniques for Addiction Rehabilitation
Substance use disorder or addiction as its perhaps better known as a complex illness that affects all areas of an individual's life. The illness is characterized by an inability to stop abusing substances despite the detrimental consequences for the sufferer and the...
What Is the Difference between Alcohol Dependence and Addiction?
Due to the fact alcohol use is widespread and relatively accepted in our society, there remains some confusion between the terms alcohol dependence and alcoholism. In truth, they are not the same although naturally related. Alcohol dependence is actually the...
What Is Holistic Drug Rehab and Does It Work?
When considering drug and alcohol rehab, people have their own ideas about what works for them. As a result of our improved understanding of the illness of addiction, there are now numerous approaches available to achieving long-term sobriety including holistic drug...
The Holistic Alternative to 12 Step Addiction Recovery
When people are researching treatment options for loved ones with substance abuse issues, they commonly browse what’s available online. Addiction is a serious illness that affects millions of people around the world and consequently, the internet is flooded with...
The Dangers of Alcohol Abuse and How It Is Treated
Alcohol consumption is commonplace and for most people, it isn’t a particular issue. The occasional glass of wine at a family celebration or party is not only considered acceptable; in many ways, it is expected. For the majority of people, alcohol doesn’t pose a...
How Holistics Are Used to Treat Alcoholism
Alcoholism is a significant problem and has been for decades, if not centuries. These days, there are more people being treated for alcohol use disorder than for all other substances combined. This is possibly because of the more acceptable face of alcohol and the...
What Are The Options For Holistic Drug Rehabilitation?
Elevate Addiction Services believes that recovery from addiction should be a natural process that releases a person from dependence on medications. When addiction is treated with medication, although it addresses the physical effects of the illness, it can also serve...
Is There an Effective Non 12 Step Approach to Recovery?
The 12-step approach to addiction treatment is deeply embedded in our consciousness due to the fact that it’s been around for a long time. However, there are several misconceptions of 12-step; one being that religion is sufficient to help a person achieve sobriety. As...
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Opioid Overdose Symptoms, Signs & Treatment
Opioids are a type of drug that synthesizes the effects of the alkaloid precursor found in heroin, itself derived from the opium poppy. Opioid medications are generally used to treat chronic pain conditions and the most commonly prescribed include Vicodin, OxyContin,...
Holistic Rehab Therapies: Do They Work for Addiction?
Holistic therapies have become extremely popular in America’s best rehab treatment centers, mainly due to their effectiveness. However, not everyone knows what holistic rehab drug treatment involves and how they are useful in helping people overcome substance abuse....
Seven Signs It’s Time to Go to Rehab
Many people have a fixed idea in their heads about addiction and the kind of behavior they associate with substance abuse. However, any kind of preconception is invariably wrong and never more so than when applied to the area of addiction. The main aspect of addiction...
