www.dragresti.com ~ (561) 842-9550 Dr. Mark Agresti, West Palm Beach Drug & Alcohol Detox Specialist — Psychiatrist, explains how to tell if a family member or friend is suffering from alcohol or drug addiction. He explains the signs, symptoms of behavioral, social and physical changes of someone with Drug & Alcohol Addictions. Alcohol & Drug [...]
A clip from the Hazelden video entitled “Cross-addiction: The Back Door to Relapse.” Cross-addiction is the single greatest relapse factor. Those who seek treatment generally have an honest desire to remain abstinent from alcohol or another drug of choice. Yet most can also name a drug they’ve tried that they consider “safe” for themselves, one [...]
Who should we have working in treatment centers? If someone is seeking treament for an alcohol or drug problem will they be better served if the counselor is a former addict? Or, would the viewpoints and orientation, if you will, from a former addict be skewed?
Hugh, the Executive Director of Nova Counseling Services, shares information on Nova’s addiction treatment programs and philosophy of care. Nova provides alcohol and drug addiction treatment, including a residential program, counseling, a halfway house and aftercare. Visit www.NovaOshkosh.com for more information.
I’m just curious to see what everyone thinks… My uncle is in his late 50′s and he has been an addict for several years. He seems to have severe psychological problems due to his constant use of crack cocaine. His siblings, who are known to be uneducated about the effects of drug abuse, claim that [...]
The Essential Video Guide to Addiction Recovery for Friends and Family. www.whydonttheyjustquit.com A valuable tool . . . when you don’t have time to wade through volumes of material. Joe Herzanek offers simple, straightforward, no-nonsense answers to the most often-asked questions. A wealth of information. Being able to gain this much information in one short [...]
I’m doing a research paper on drug addiction and I’d like some real life stories to add some real detail. If you have any stories of yourself or someone who was close to you who was an addict I’d like to know. If you were/are an addict, what was/is it like? And if you know [...]
This is the story of Gary, and man turning 50 but also addicted to Crystal Meth. He lives with his friend Bennie in a small apartment but … all ยป it is cluttered with Bennie’s possesions and used as a flop house by other drug addicts. Will Gary come to his senses? Or will he [...]
Do they really make you run for hours as posted on the internet, sounds ridiculous and unhealthy for a reocovering addict who is going to be extremely tired for a year or until the drug is out of his system. I’m thinking about having my son go there for is drug addiction but I want [...]
www.dragresti.com ~ (561) 842-9550 Dr. Mark Agresti, West Palm Beach Drug & Alcohol Detox Specialist — Psychiatrist, discusses why people it is beneficial and best to work with a psychiatrist when detoxing from drugs. Many times drug abuse and drug use come to help with mental illness. If you don’t work on the symptoms of [...]