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  • Your Guide to In-Network Cigna Rehab Centers

    Your Guide to In-Network Cigna Rehab Centers

    Welcome to the First Step If you’re reading this, you’re already on the path to recovery. It’s a tough journey, but you don’t have to walk it alone. At 12…

Addiction Treatment Articles

  • Therapist and client engaged in a one-on-one counseling session in a calm, plant-filled room, representing support for self-medicating behaviors linked to addiction

    What Does Self-Medicating Have to Do With Addiction?

    There are many reasons why people use drugs. Some use them to ease curiosity or social pressures. Others use them to self-medicate. Recreational drug use, regardless of the reason, poses risks. Self-medicating practices bring about challenges throughout treatment and recovery, though. It is essential to understand what self-medicating is and what it has to do…

  • Therapist attentively listening to a patient during a counseling session, representing support for major depression and social isolation

    Major Depression and Social Isolation

    Living with untreated major depression can cause many adverse psychological effects. Without support from family or friends, this mental health condition can make it especially difficult to function daily. Major depression — also called major depressive disorder (MDD) — can make a person feel lonely. This can be problematic, especially for teens and adults. Social…

  • Young woman sitting in front of glowing retro TVs in neon-lit room, symbolizing media influence and the glamorization of alcohol and drug use in society

    How Is Alcohol and Drug Use Glorified in Society?

    Society often glorifies alcohol and drug use through media and pop culture, masking the real dangers and fueling addiction among teens and young adults.

  • Therapist actively listening and engaging with a patient during a personalized counseling session, highlighting the value of individualized treatment plans

    The Value of Individualized Treatment

    Everyone enters recovery coming from their own unique circumstances. The multitude of factors that influence a person’s substance use disorder (SUD) makes each person’s story different. Therefore, individualized treatment can be highly beneficial in several ways. Creating a personalized step-by-step plan for a client can greatly improve their comfort and success in recovery.  There are…

  • Close-up of woman’s eyes peeking over teal scarf, symbolizing emotional vulnerability and the introspective process involved in EMDR therapy for mental illness

    Benefits of EMDR on Mental Illness

    Healing from trauma and recovering from distressing life experiences can be challenging to manage alone. Trauma can even lead to mental health conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This can significantly interfere with an individual’s lifestyle and future, especially if left untreated. Many mental health care facilities offer various treatment options for trauma and…

  • Younger woman embracing and smiling at older woman outdoors, symbolizing forgiveness, connection, and healing from feelings of blame in recovery

    How Do I Overcome Feelings of Blame in Recovery?

    Feelings of blame are all too common in addiction recovery. Individuals may blame themselves for their condition, blame the condition for its consequences, or blame others for their roles in their substance abuse. In recovery, blame can complicate an individual’s healing process. A person must learn to overcome blame. This allows a person to take…

  • scrabble letters on blue plate spelling out the word detox

    The Detoxification Process and Treatment

    Addiction is a disease of the brain that can be extremely difficult for an individual to overcome. Withdrawal symptoms can be very uncomfortable when that individual is recovering from substance use disorder (SUD). Drug withdrawal and detox can come with many different side effects. These may include mood swings, body changes, urges, and cravings for…

  • Motivational sign reading 'Difficult roads lead to beautiful destinations' next to a small potted plant, symbolizing growth and hope through Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT).

    Benefits of Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT)

    Recovering from substance use disorder (SUD) can come with many different mental and physical health challenges. Addressing trauma and shame, learning new coping strategies, building new healthy relationships, and coping with withdrawal symptoms can be difficult. Addiction is a chronic disease of the brain and requires treatment to overcome. The condition can affect an individual’s…

  • Young woman sitting peacefully by a window, gazing outside with a calm expression, symbolizing mindfulness and emotional well-being.

    What Benefits Can Mindfulness Have on Well-Being?

    Throughout life, challenging emotions, such as anxiety and stress, are bound to surface from time to time. While these are normal and natural emotions, leaving them unmanaged can hinder well-being and especially challenge an individual’s sobriety journey.  Fortunately, many coping strategies can help individuals better address and overcome adversity as it arises. One of these…

  • Support group with women offering comfort to a peer, illustrating emotional support in dual diagnosis treatment

    What Is a Dual Diagnosis?

    Individuals with a mental health disorder are particularly vulnerable to developing substance use disorders (SUDs) and vice versa. The presence of both a mental health disorder and SUD is referred to as a dual diagnosis or co-occurring disorder.  Prevalence rates for dual diagnoses remain high, affecting nearly half of those with mental illness or SUD.…

  • Two teenage girls sitting on a car roof by the water, reflecting outdoors, symbolizing teenage mental health and peer influence

    What Are the Risk Factors for Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder in Teens?

    Adolescence is a developmental period that begins at the onset of puberty and carries into young adulthood, from ages 10 to 19. This period is a time of immense transition, especially as children begin to reach their teenage years. As so, teenagers are particularly vulnerable to mental health issues.  As a parent of a teenager,…

  • Therapist listening to a smiling woman during a motivational interviewing session for addiction recovery.

    How Can Motivational Interviewing (MI) Help My Recovery?

    Experiencing ambivalence throughout recovery is normal. However, when these feelings are left unaddressed, they can hinder your ability to establish and maintain lasting sobriety. Fortunately, many treatment centers offer a variety of treatment approaches, such as motivational interviewing (MI). MI helps resolve ambivalence and encourages a flexible mindset needed to establish lasting change. If you…

  • Cross-section model of the human brain showing internal structure affected by substance use disorder

    How Does Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Affect the Brain?

    Substance use disorders (SUDs) are complex disorders of the brain, with addiction being the most severe form of SUD. These disorders range in severity and intensity, affecting every individual differently. However, what all SUDs have in common is that they affect an individual’s brain and behavior in long-lasting ways.  While it is often common knowledge…

  • Therapist and client seated in a counseling session with clipboard and notes on the table

    What Is Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)?

    The National Institue of Mental Health (NIMH) defines obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) as a “common, chronic, and long-lasting disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, recurring thoughts (”obsessions”) and/or behaviors (“compulsions” that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over.” Many people may assume that OCD develops from a dire need to be…

  • Therapist and client in a one-on-one counseling session focused on long-term recovery.

    What Is the Key to Long-Term Recovery?

    Findings from the 2016 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) conducted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) revealed that nearly 35 million adults received mental health treatment in 2015. However, results from the 2020 NSDUH revealed that more than 41.4 million adults received mental health treatment in 2019.  These…

  • Close-up of a blue eye symbolizing focus in EMDR therapy

    Is EMDR Right for You?

    When seeking recovery from substance use disorder (SUD) and other mental health disorders, it is common for individuals to become overwhelmed by the number of treatment programs available. Fortunately, treatment facilities often offer several different types of treatment programs, offering clients access to an abundance of therapeutic interventions. Psychotherapy is often utilized in tandem with…

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