Postpartum Depression
After having a baby, how long does it take to recover? No one can say how long, but many women find that their bodies and spirits return to normal within a few weeks. Around 1 in 7 women can develop ...
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Benefits of Holistic Treatment for Alcoholism
Holistic programs can be pivotal to successful recovery because it helps you transition into a healthier lifestyle. Holistic treatment does more than just help you detox or overcome alcohol cravings. ...
How Alcohol Affects the Human Brain
Millions of people in the United States suffer from alcohol use disorder each year. Among women, 4-8% had an alcohol use disorder in 2019 alone. While many people know that alcohol ...
Effects of Mixing Alcohol and DayQuil
DayQuil is a common over-the-counter medication that can help relieve the symptoms of a cold or the flu. It’s meant to treat sneezing, sore throat, headache, cough, and mild aches and pains ...
What Are Common Gateway Drugs?
Gateway drugs aren’t always referred to as addictive drugs. Matter-of-fact, when an individual abuses non-addictive drugs, it can lead individuals down the path of addictive drugs. However, there is ...
Crystals for Addiction
At New Directions for Women, we strive to remain aware and up-to-date on trends and information regarding addiction treatment. One approach people are beginning to take notice of is the use of ...
How Might Acupuncture Help With Addiction Recovery?
Overcoming drug addiction is an incredibly challenging journey that requires various different methods and approaches in order to be effective and successful. Likewise, there are numerous different ...
The Benefits of Addiction Group Therapy
When you attend a treatment program at New Directions for Women—or any other treatment center—you will likely participate in group therapy. Group therapy is a regular part of addiction treatment due ...
How to Avoid Enabling Drug Addiction
If you or a loved one has an alcohol or substance use disorder, you might’ve come across the term enabler. How can you know if you are enabling drug addiction? How do you stop enabling ...
Importance of Friends In Drug Aaddiction
Making new friends in recovery is one of the most intricate pieces of your sobriety puzzle. When the friends and substances of your past is all you know, it can be hard to detach yourself ...
Drug-Induced Psychosis
Drug-induced psychosis or substance-induced psychotic disorder occurs from taking too much of a specific drug, having a negative reaction to a mixture of drugs, during withdrawal, or when ...
Drug Addiction References
Referenceshttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK549783/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22631030/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK424849/ ...
Addiction Treatment
Here at New Directions for Women, we offer women’s addiction treatment programs for women who are suffering from drug or alcohol abuse. Our substance abuse treatment approaches can help ...
Stimulant Abuse Treatment
Stimulant abuse is a serious issue that can have severe consequences for both physical and mental health. Some of the main risk factors for stimulant abuse include pre-existing mental ...
Depressant Addiction Treatment
Many people find themselves suffering from addictions to substances without even realizing it. This is often the case with those who use prescription medications that have addictive qualities. In ...
Inhalant Abuse Treatment
As people continue to search for the next place to get their fix, they might start to turn to unconventional places. This is especially true for those of a younger age, like teenagers and ...
Sleeping Pill Addiction
Usually, people will treat short-term insomnia by taking sleeping pills. Still, many people do not know that they are incredibly addictive substances — roughly 38 million medicines for sleeping pills ...
Meth Addiction Treatment
Meth addiction recovery requires a comprehensive treatment plan. This can include detoxification, counseling, and therapy. Above all, detox rids the body of meth. At the same time, patients start ...
Marijuana Addiction
Over the years, marijuana abuse has been increasing at alarming rates. In the U.S., people have a casual view of everyday marijuana use. In reality, there are certain negative effects associated with ...
Heroin Addiction Treatment
For years, researchers primarily examined drug addiction in men. This initial medical bias meant that women who abused drugs like heroin didn’t have access to rehab centers or other recovery ...
