3 Books to Help You Understand Addictionaddiction, RehabBy Promises Behavioral Health Editorial TeamJuly 20, 2021Where do you turn when you need help understanding addiction? There’s a book for that. They have a way of transporting us from all that we know into a completely unknown world—that is, from our own mind to the mind of the narrator. We see and understand things as they see and understand them. …
When Does Prescription Pain Medicine Become a Problem?Drug Addiction Treatment, Opioid Addiction Treatment, Substance AbuseBy Promises Behavioral Health Editorial TeamJuly 6, 2021Just this morning, my husband said, “My knee hurts. Must have slept on it funny.” I chimed in, “Yeah? I did something to my shoulder. It’s been giving me trouble for days.” And here we are, folks. Our bodies—these glorious things that once rolled around on the ground with friends, powered through…
Understanding Addiction Treatment with Family TherapyAlcohol Treatment, Drug Addiction Treatment, Mental Health TreatmentBy Promises Behavioral Health Editorial TeamMarch 30, 2021If your loved one is living with addiction, it can be hard to wrap your head around their behavior. You may see the way it affects your life and realize you’re struggling to cope, too. If it’s time for addiction treatment, why is family therapy important? Family therapy can help your loved one get…
Is It Okay To Call Someone An “Addict?”addictionBy Promises Behavioral Health Editorial TeamMarch 23, 2021If you have an addiction, you’re an addict, right? No? OK, can I make a confession? As a writer, it pains me to mess with the easygoing flow of a sentence in order to meet a need for a client. Let’s say they want me to include the phrase “feathers of a peacock in…
The Importance of DBT in Substance Abuse TreatmentDrug Addiction Treatment, Rehab, Substance AbuseBy Promises Behavioral Health Editorial TeamMarch 9, 2021DBT. Ah, the elusive acronym. Ever find yourself in the middle of a conversation nodding your head along to phrases like “Send a QFE to the BCD, ASAP, will ya?” Okay, so maybe that’s an exaggeration, but the feeling remains. Before we agree to do something, we’d like to get our heads around that…
CBT Plays Large Role in Substance Abuse TreatmentAlcohol Treatment, Drug Addiction Treatment, Mental Health Treatment, Rehab, Substance AbuseBy Promises Behavioral Health Editorial TeamMarch 2, 2021When you finally take that brave, bold step toward substance abuse treatment and recovery, you want to know you’re walking in the right direction. Who wouldn’t? When you enter treatment for addiction, you’re giving your time and effort as an investment. And we’re right there with you in saying we hope it’s an investment…
What is Illness Management and Recovery?Alcohol Treatment, Drug Addiction Treatment, Mental Health TreatmentBy Promises Behavioral Health Editorial TeamFebruary 23, 2021Illness Management and Recovery (IMR) is a program that teaches coping and self-management skills. This program helps people with serious mental health conditions. If you’ve never heard of it, you’re not alone. It’s new to behavioral health, and most of the public isn’t aware yet either. IMR is backed by research and is part…
What Are My Options For Substance Abuse Treatment?Alcohol Addiction, Drug Addiction Treatment, Mental Health Treatment, Rehab, Substance AbuseBy Promises Behavioral Health Editorial TeamFebruary 16, 2021Expectations matter – especially when considering a substance abuse treatment center. When we know what’s to come, we can set our mind to the task at hand. We can prepare to work hard, practice patience or all sorts of things in between. Expectations also offer hope. The reward becomes easier to imagine and…
Overcoming Addiction: Age is just a numberAlcohol Addiction, Alcohol Treatment, Drug Addiction Treatment, Mental Health Treatment, RehabBy Promises Behavioral Health Editorial TeamFebruary 2, 2021We’ll get straight to the point: do not let your age stop you from getting addiction treatment! We’ve all heard the saying, “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.” Maybe you’ve even said it yourself a time or two. Thankfully, like plenty of other crabby-clichés, just because we’ve all heard it before doesn’t make it…
How To Get Help for Addiction in 5 Simple StepsUncategorizedBy Promises Behavioral Health Editorial TeamJanuary 26, 2021The first step toward overcoming addiction is, like in so many other things, the hardest. And you just did it. That’s right. If you’re here, reading this article, you’ve already made your first bold move toward getting better. Of course, you’re also here because you want to know what to do next. And we want…
