Outpatient addiction treatment programs provide flexibility for those who’d like to receive treatment while still keeping up with their daily schedules. These programs are ideal for those with mild to moderate substance abuse and no co-occurring mental health...
Recreational (but illegal) drugs are classified within a range of categories. It is these categories that help us assess their effects, consequences, and of course, how governmental departments believe they should be controlled. For instance, the recent...
Meth is a powerful, highly addictive stimulant drug. Since it’s a stimulant, it has a variety of negative effects on the body. These include increasing an individual’s metabolism, keeping them awake for days, and, most notably, changing their appearance. The latter...
It is no secret that anyone can experience Risk factor addiction irrespective of background or beliefs. However, it is challenging to comprehend why some are more susceptible to it. Many factors can make you an alcohol or drug addict regardless of how you were...
Addiction is called a family disease because it affects everyone in a family unit. While one person struggles with addiction, the rest of the family struggles with the impact that it causes. At Impact Outpatient Program, we work with clients and their families to...
Many people who struggle with addictions have narcissistic personality traits. These people have inflated senses of self-worth, putting themselves before others at all times. Additionally, they will go to great lengths to defend their fragile self-perceptions by...
It isn't uncommon for many drug users to not think about any bodily harm when using these substances, especially in the early stages. However, different drugs affect your body in various ways. These drugs can vary from person to person based on size, physical...
Whenever you are receiving medical care of any kind, one of the primary expectations that you may reasonably have is for a certain degree of privacy. After all, it should be up to you to reveal whatever information you want to reveal as and when you want to, or to...
Those who attend treatment centers for addiction do so with the promise that they will be supported long after they attend and complete their treatment program of choice. The whole point of a treatment center is recovery and while an addict will always be an...
There is a lot of debate about addiction and MDMA. There are some who say it is not addictive at all, but this is a common misconception. It arises from the fact that there are not always strong withdrawal symptoms like users experience with alcohol and heroin, for...