by Sandy Baker | Jan 27, 2020 | Recovery
If you’ve faced incredible trauma in your life, it’s changed you. It has changed the course of your life, impacted your self-esteem, and maybe put you in a place of despair. Trauma can lead to mental illness, substance use, or both. But even when you’re feeling your...
by Sandy Baker | Jan 7, 2020 | Addiction, Recovery
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and substance use disorder are very commonly linked conditions. If you’ve suffered a traumatic event, you may replay those moments in your mind over and over again. To quiet them, you may turn to alcohol or drugs. Understanding...
by Sandy Baker | Dec 20, 2019 | Recovery
Addiction treatment is a complex process. Most of the time, people with substance use disorder need a variety of levels of help. Treatment must deal with the emotional, behavioral, and often mental health aspects of addiction. Through all of this, your body is also...
by Sandy Baker | Dec 12, 2019 | Addiction, Recovery
Relapse rates for substance abuse are high. Between 40 to 60 percent of people will relapse, according to The National Institute on Drug Abuse’s JAMA report. While that’s about the same relapse rate as that of other chronic health conditions, it’s still concerning for...
by Sandy Baker | Nov 29, 2019 | Addiction, Recovery
Addiction is a family matter. When a parent has an active addiction to drugs or alcohol, it impacts every member of the family. Children are very observant. They know when their parents are fighting or not speaking to each other. They can pick up on the anxiety in a...
