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What is Medication-Assisted Treatment? Medication-assisted treatment refers to using prescribed medications monitored by a psychiatrist in conjunction with therapy and counseling to recover from substance use disorders. Most frequently, it…

In the medical community, dual diagnosis simply refers to a person having two conditions at the same time. In most mental health practices, dual diagnosis usually presents as a substance…

Mental health and substance use disorder treatment is often fraught with stigma, both from the general public as well as those who are seeking help. Even in the medical and…

Treatment is a great way to jump-start recovery, but the work does not end when treatment does. Just as addiction does not develop overnight, recovery is a process. The National…

Enabling addiction   The label of “Enabler” is often often applied to individuals close to a person with substance use disorder (SUD), such as parents or a spouse, who, often…

Mindfulness relapse Mindfulness, a practice that is beneficial to both addiction recovery and trauma recovery, among many other areas of one’s life, is the mental process of becoming aware of…