At Prosperity Haven, we believe one of the best ways to fight addiction is by understanding your opponent. That’s why we’re committed to educating our community and providing resources so that you can arm yourself against substance abuse with knowledge. Our blog features articles on various topics related to addiction recovery, behavioral health, substance abuse treatment strategies, tools and techniques, support systems, and much more.
What Resources Does a Drug Rehab Center Offer for Families of Addicts?
When someone is dealing with the cycle of addiction, it affects everything in and around that individual’s life. Of course, the individual is going to encounter issues with their health, employment, relationships, and personal finances. That’s the kind of information that the press reports on all the time. What we don’t hear much about is all the collateral damage a drug or alcohol addiction can cause for others. It’s not hard to conclude that family members get the brunt of …
How Are Ohio Rehabs Addressing the Opioid Crisis?
In the US, there are clear indications the nation as a whole is still caught up in an opioid epidemic. From shore to shore, people are abusing opiate substances like prescription painkillers, heroin, and the ever-dangerous fentanyl. The problem is getting so bad that thousands of lives are being lost to opioid overdoses. When a problem reaches these kinds of proportions, it’s incumbent on everyone in communities all over the country to help look for solutions. Solutions have to go …
What Confidentiality Rules Are There for Alcohol Rehabs?
Seeking treatment for alcohol abuse and addiction problem can be both overwhelming and scary. This is your chance to break the chains of addiction while still weighing your options before admitting yourself to rehab. For most people, admitting to having an addiction problem prevents them from seeking professional help. The stigma surrounding addiction treatment and addiction itself is one of the leading reasons why many victims remain caged with the alcohol abuse problem. Some people struggle silently with the fear …
How Can I Overcome the Trauma of My Parent’s Alcoholic Behavior to Support Them?
Growing up with a parent who has an alcohol use disorder or any other substance use or addictive disorder is emotionally challenging. You may have not received the emotional support you needed, been overly or wrongfully criticized, had to suffer from lacking needs and wants, having to care for your parents when you were still a child, enduring physical or verbal abuse, and the list goes on. Even though you may intellectually know that your parents have a disease, the …
Will a Recovery Center Help Me if I Don’t Have a Permanent Address?
If a good portion of your life has been about drug and alcohol use, you may be realizing that you need help sooner than later. You know that you simply cannot go on using the way you have been without falling deeper and deeper into drug use. However, you may also not be too sure of what happens when you enter into a recovery center, and you don’t even know what the protocol is to get into one. Drug and …
Do I Have to Be a Ohio Resident to Go to Rehab in Ohio?
While a great majority of America’s addiction treatment community might seem to be divided by state, the community, in fact, acts more like a large addiction treatment organization. That doesn’t mean they don’t compete for clients, they do. However, they also realize they have to stand together as the last line of defense against addiction illnesses that seek to destroy the fabric of American society. As a whole, here’s a general description of how addiction treatment centers serve addiction sufferers …
