Added By Sierra Sage Recovery Services Sierra Sage Recovery Services Published: April 30, 2021 Updated: March 31, 2021 Symptoms of alcohol withdrawal may be severe for clients who have abused alcohol over a long period. For this reason, it’s always best to enlist the help of an alcohol rehab program to recover from alcohol use…
Added By Sierra Sage Recovery Services Sierra Sage Recovery Services Published: April 25, 2021 Updated: March 30, 2021 It’s not only America’s veterans who struggle with mental health conditions, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Though many still refer to this condition as “shell shock” or “combat fatigue,” anyone can develop PTSD, regardless of whether…
Added By Sierra Sage Recovery Services Sierra Sage Recovery Services Published: April 20, 2021 Updated: March 30, 2021 An impulse disorder, or impulse control disorder, makes it difficult for someone to refrain from acting on impulse, even if that impulse is destructive or harmful. For instance, common impulse disorders include kleptomania, which causes people to…
Added By Sierra Sage Recovery Services Sierra Sage Recovery Services Published: April 15, 2021 Updated: March 30, 2021 Many stigmas surround the chronic disease of addiction, and most result from misunderstanding this condition. Still, it’s difficult to seek addiction treatment when you feel that others judge you or form opinions based on the wrong information.…
Added By Sierra Sage Recovery Services Sierra Sage Recovery Services Published: April 10, 2021 Updated: March 31, 2021 If you spend the better part of most days feeling sad, you could be suffering from something more serious than just a case of the blues. Clinical depression, also called a major depressive disorder, is a chronic…
Added By Sierra Sage Recovery Services Sierra Sage Recovery Services Published: April 5, 2021 Updated: March 31, 2021 The transition from addiction treatment to living a sober life is often the most challenging stage of recovery. Once you’ve completed your residential program and transitioned back into your daily routine, sobriety becomes your sole responsibility. Ideally,…
Added By Sierra Sage Recovery Services Sierra Sage Recovery Services Published: March 30, 2021 Updated: February 17, 2021 Designer drugs are lab-formulate drugs designed to create specific outcomes. These are highly dangerous drugs because they tend to be more potent than their original, natural counterparts. They are also produced in labs where there are no…
Added By Sierra Sage Recovery Services Sierra Sage Recovery Services Published: March 24, 2021 Updated: February 17, 2021 Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a type of debilitating mental health disorder. It occurs when a person experiences significant trauma in their life, and the brain does not process that experience properly. Years later, it may continue…
Added By Sierra Sage Recovery Services Sierra Sage Recovery Services Published: March 18, 2021 Updated: February 17, 2021 Mixing alcohol and gambling seems to go hand-in-hand. It is natural for some people to go to a casino and enjoy a few rounds of cards along with a few drinks. Yet, over time, both of these…
Added By Sierra Sage Recovery Services Sierra Sage Recovery Services Published: March 12, 2021 Updated: February 17, 2021 An enabler is a person who does not provide drugs or alcohol to a person with addiction but in some way supports them. That support allows the person to continue to engage in their negative behavior. For…