Common Myths about Seeking Addiction Treatment

Monday, May 10th, 2010

A prevailing myth in the addiction field is the belief that addicted individuals should be “cut off” from their families and that families can be detrimental to their recovery process. To most people’s astonishment, the family’s inherent resilience as well as their capacity and commitment to heal, regardless of the severity of the illness, can [...]

Trauma and Addictive Behavior: Treating both

Monday, June 15th, 2009

There is an interconnection of trauma and addictive behavior, often becoming an unending cycle. Emotional and psychological pain so often lead to self-medicating, which leads to more pain, and inevitably more self-medicating, and so on. The research connecting trauma and addiction, provides support for the specialized trauma therapy in addition to 12 step addiction treatment.