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Going to Rehab Away from Home: What You Need to Know - young man with luggage at airport facing away
21
Apr

Why Outpatient Addiction Treatment Might Be an Option Right Now

When it’s evident that you or someone you love needs vital addiction treatment, the best time to start is right now. However, you might face more than a few obstacles to entering inpatient rehabilitation care. Fortunately, intensive outpatient services can provide a thorough professional approach. What Outpatient Services Offer Each person needs a different type of customized...
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Relationships in Recovery: What Causes Codependency? - couple arguing - Fair Oaks Recovery Center
19
May

Relationships in Recovery: What Causes Codependency?

While it’s easy to understand codependency when it comes to substance abuse, it’s sometimes much harder to recognize codependency when it occurs in our relationships. Say you’ve just gotten clean and now you’ve met someone else in recovery who has your world spinning to a new rhythm. The love feels so intense that you wonder...
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How to Know if Your Loved One Has an Addiction - depressed woman - Fair Oaks Recovery Center
01
May

How to Know if Your Loved One Has an Addiction

According to a report released in 2016 by the American Society of Addiction Medicine, drug overdose is the leading cause of accidental death in the United States; in 2015, 52,404 overdoses resulted in death. Considering these statistics, it is vital to know the warning signs of addiction.
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Motivational Interviewing - change process - Fair Oaks Recovery Center
13
Apr

Motivational Interviewing for Addiction Treatment

Getting individuals to grasp new concepts can take a lot of finesse. The goal of motivational interviewing is to move someone from one way of thinking or doing something into a new direction. Change is usually not easy for anyone. Motivational interviewing for addiction treatment is an excellent way to bring about change for someone. (more…)
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What is an Accidental Drug Overdose - drugs skull
13
Apr

What Is an Accidental Drug Overdose?

The war on drugs is nowhere near over, and we continue to lose our loved ones to illicit and prescription overdoses. According to the CDC, in 2015, 47,055 people died from drug overdoses – 1.5 times greater than the number of people killed in car crashes. Typically it’s heroin and opioids that contribute to the...
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Heroin Addiction Statistics - heroin stop sign
03
Apr

Heroin Addiction Statistics

America has an addiction problem. Although alcohol abuse has slightly decreased, prescription opioid abuse continues to rise. Opioids are classified as highly addictive, prescription strength pain-relieving drugs. These include oxycodone, morphine, fentanyl, codeine, and the illicit drug heroin. Many believe the rise of heroin addiction statistics is a direct result of opioid prescription abuse. The...
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living amends - mother and son - Fair Oaks Recovery Center
03
Apr

What are “Living Amends?”

To understand what living amends are is to understand the concept behind amends in a 12 step program. Part of healing the past is owning the wrongs we have made towards people and places while living in our addiction. An amends is not an apology or “I’m sorry” for a wrongdoing. The most widely accepted...
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