Most people think of resolutions at the beginning of the New Year. Our name – NewDay Counseling – is based on the concept of a new start, new life, new beginning, a new day. Addiction treatment is not something to put off, because it’s too easy to…
This Washington Post article received national attention. Opioid deaths continue to rise — in 2015 the number of opioid caused deaths were greater than gun homicides. All drug overdose deaths reached approximately 50,000. Around 7200 American soldiers have died in the Middle East…
Most people who have a problem with addiction don’t know how to access addiction treatment. Because it’s such an emotional decision, when a person thinks about maneuvering through some type of healthcare maze to access treatment, it seems overwhelming. The good news is that it’s not that…
I don’t really understand the resistance to medication assisted treatment (MAT) for addiction — according to NIH: Medications are Not Widely Used Less than 1/2 of privately-funded substance use disorder treatment programs offer MAT and only 1/3 of patients with opioid dependence at these…
In addiction treatment we seek to move the addict from addiction thinking to recovery thinking. In active addiction a person’s constantly in conflict with reality, usually because the person is in some stage of denial. No one wants to be an addict — no one wants to be…
It’s difficult for parents of teenagers when it comes to alcohol. On one hand the modern, open minded parent doesn’t want to be an overbearing moralist, but on the other hand science is discovering negative effects when teenagers drink alcohol, especially if they’re binge drinking. This…
If you stopped by in the last few days, the site either didn’t come up, or it looked strange. Our host had some kind of problem that took a full two days to correct, but I’m back to normal. NewDay
I find that most people are uncomfortable talking about addiction, addiction treatment or addiction recovery. The word addiction is loaded with negatives and stigma still remains. Some people have an image of a skid row “wino”, while others envision a drug addict using a needle in a…
We know all about the horrors of addiction. Media usually goes for the sensational, and they’re often weak on the stories of heroism, redemption, success, acts of love, feats of courage and recovery from affliction. You hear much more about the heroin addiction epidemic than you do recovery…
The good news in the midst of the heroin epidemic is that treating heroin addiction is possible and recovery is likely if a comprehensive treatment plan is followed long term. There are many recovering heroin addicts in Narcotics Anonymous who’ve been drug free for decades….
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