Why Aftercare Is Essential Post-Inpatient Addiction Recovery, alcohol and drug addiction, RecoveryBy The Right StepJanuary 22, 2020Completing a drug and alcohol rehabilitation program is a big step. But it doesn’t mean you’ve reached the end of the road to recovery. Detoxification simply is not enough. Detox primarily addresses the physiological components of addiction and withdrawal, leaving the psychological areas to be worked on in treatment and beyond. Individuals who have completed…
Is Your Teen Abusing Alcohol? adolescent addiction treatment, Adolescents, Alcoholism, Teen DrinkingBy The Right StepJanuary 21, 2020Is your teen abusing alcohol? Alcohol is the most abused substance by teens in the U.S. If you think that your teen is immune to the urges to try drinking, you’re kidding yourself, and that’s dangerous. You need to be aware of the teenage drinking statistics and know what to do if you suspect that…
Teen Drinking Leads to Lasting Deficits in Memory, Ability to Learn Adolescents, Teen Drinking, Teen Mental Health, TeensBy The Right StepJanuary 21, 2020New findings from a team of American researchers indicate that teenagers who engage in regular, intermittent drinking can unwittingly trigger lasting dysfunction in the hippocampus, a part of the brain responsible for learning and memory. How can teen drinking affect your teen? Doctors, researchers and public health officials are well aware that teenagers who drink…
Teens Abusing Prescription Painkillers Often Suffer From Depression AdolescentsBy The Right StepJanuary 19, 2020Recent findings from an American research team indicate that teens abusing prescription painkillers offer from depression. Small but significant numbers of American preteens and teenagers misuse a prescription opioid medication for recreational purposes or other reasons. Significant numbers of teens and preteens also have diagnosable symptoms of the depressive disorder commonly known as major depression.…
Two Key Ingredients in Successful Long-Term Recovery Addiction RecoveryBy The Right StepJanuary 18, 2020What happens after completion of rehab is critical to successful, long-term recovery from a drug or alcohol addiction. As many as 40% to 60% of patients treated for alcohol or another chemical dependency go back to using their drug(s) of choice within a year after treatment, for example, according to the physician-authored, clinical information resource…
Three Medical ‘Must-Haves’ for Finding Addiction Treatment That Works AddictionBy The Right StepJanuary 17, 2020This is the third in a five-part series on “Finding Addiction Treatment That Works.” Read “Part One” and “Part Two.“ Finding addiction treatment that works — “evidence-based treatment” — requires knowing what medical interventions you cannot do without. Addiction, after all, is a “primary, chronic disease of brain reward, motivation, memory and related circuitry,” according…
‘SOBER’: A 5-Point Survival Guide to Your First Year Post-Rehab Addiction RecoveryBy The Right StepJanuary 16, 2020Surviving your first-year post-rehab can sound as daunting as playing Minecraft for the very first time … without a manual … and in a foreign language. You’re spending much of your time moving, disassembling and putting back together big chunks of your life, like arranging cubic building blocks on a screen. And if the sand,…
Why Do Teenagers Drink Alone? Teen DrinkingBy The Right StepJanuary 15, 2020New evidence from a team of American scientists indicates that teenage alcohol consumers may drink alone as a consequence of negative emotional states and an associated inability to resist alcohol intake. So, why do teenagers drink alone? Compared to people who drink in social settings with others, adults and teenagers who consume alcohol on their…
Tobacco Use Major Health Concern in LGBT Community AddictionBy The Right StepJanuary 14, 2020Cigarette smoking and use of other tobacco products is comparatively high among members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC), and poses a major health risk to LGBT individuals. Relatively little time and money has been devoted to studying LGBT health issues, and the studies…
How Parents Can Help Kids Develop a Positive Body Image Adolescents, Mental Health, Teen Mental HealthBy The Right StepJanuary 13, 2020Eating disorders have always affected young people in large numbers. However, the average age of onset has been getting still lower in recent years. The number of girls aged 15-19 with anorexia nervosa has increased every decade since 1930, and more and more pre-adolescents are also developing eating disorders. If you’re a parent, you may…
