Addiction & Recovery Articles

Financial questions about addiction treatment: Who pays for drug rehab?

If you’re unsure of who pays for drug rehab, know this: Someone does. Despite some of the mystique surrounding drug and alcohol treatment, it’s a medical service provided like any other. If you break your arm, the continuum of care...

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Cornerstone of Recovery Acquired by Bradford Health Services

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Answering your treatment questions: What rehab is really like

If you’re considering it for a drug and alcohol problem and wondering what rehab is really like, blogger Adam Fout has a good analogy. It is, he said, like high school. I know that a lot of people who have...

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Ten reasons why rehab is good (and may save your life)

Individuals on the fence about getting help for a drug and alcohol problem are often reluctant to do so, and when they’re weighing options, many of them wonder why rehab is good for them. It’s only natural; addicts and alcoholics,...

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The Aviation Family Fund lends a helping hand to newly sober aviators

When Dana Archibald left a drug and alcohol treatment center in the spring of 1998, he had his wife, Marcia, and his job as an American Airlines pilot to go back to, but not much else. He was grateful for...

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The aviation industry comes together: Helping employees find recovery

The hardest phone call Brad Sayles ever had to make was the one that changed his life. The East Tennessee native and UPS pilot, who also serves as the company’s chairman of the HIMS Program (Human Intervention and Motivation Study),...

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Rehab concerns: How effective is alcoholism treatment?

For family members of those who have a drinking problem, or even individuals considering alcohol rehab, it’s only natural to wonder: How effective is alcoholism treatment? Loosely translated, what all loved ones and those who suffer want to know is:...

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Five reasons why an addict won’t get help for a drug problem

There are a number of reasons why an addict won’t get help for a drug problem, but they usually come down to one thing: fear. For the uninitiated, that may seem ridiculous: After all, addicts put themselves in situations that...

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What does it mean to leave rehab against medical advice?

If you’ve decided to get help for a drug and alcohol problem but are wanting to leave against medical advice, do yourself a favor: Sit still for 24 hours. Rather than making a premature decision in the moment, wait. Talk...

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Alcohol rehab for women over 50: What you need to know

Let’s be real: If you’re an older woman with a drinking problem, getting treatment for it is often a decision made out of desperation … but when the time comes, finding effective alcohol rehab for women over 50 is essential....

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Stepping Stone therapist Denicia Lowe keeps what she has by giving it away

On the other side of her addiction, Denicia Lowe remembers the staggering beauty of her childhood. Now a therapist at Stepping Stone to Recovery, Denicia was born in the East Tennessee community of Harriman, but her parents moved the family...

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Drug rehab for older adults: Assessing the needs, challenges and solutions

Finding a drug rehab for older adults is no easy task, but not for the reasons you might think. There are plenty of facilities and programs that have something to offer in the way of addiction treatment for 50 and...

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