Early Sobriety: What Are The Rules?
The time has come. You’re leaving treatment and you’re ready to tackle the world. You plan to go to meetings, see a therapist, and do everything you can to take care of you. At this point, you may find yourself pondering other “rules” of sobriety in your head, the kind you won’t find in your … Continued
Seasonal Changes: Bipolar and Other Mood Disorders
Between March and April, amid the intermittent periods of rain and sun, people with a propensity for Seasonal Affected Disorder (SAD) begin to break from their winter melancholic patterns and experience an increase in energy and positivity. Often, mood disorders like Bipolar I and II follow a seasonal and cyclical pattern, experiencing a more severe … Continued
EMDR Treats Addiction by Treating Trauma
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, was originally discovered in 1980s by Dr. Francine Shapiro as a treatment method to working with people struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder, but has since been found effective for those struggling with drug and alcohol addictions. Whereas EMDR was once just one of a number of treatment methods, … Continued
Early Sobriety Tips: How to Survive St. Patrick’s Day
For people that are still in early sobriety, a drinking holiday can be a big nuisance, especially if day-drinking is involved. The biggest drinking days of the year are 1) New Years Eve, 2) Christmas Day, 3) the 4th of July, and 4) St. Patrick’s Day. This year, St. Patrick’s Day will be even bigger … Continued
When your Child Needs Treatment
Realizing that your child needs treatment can be one of the most difficult times in life. Addiction has become part of our national narrative, frequenting dinner tables across America and perpetually present in the conference rooms of Washington D.C. Drug overdoses have become the leading cause of death for Americans under 50 years old. The … Continued
Rehab for Drinking: Alcohol and Addiction
Rehab for drinking With all the news attention on the Opioid Epidemic it can be easy to forget that other substances cause significant problems. Alcohol is still the most commonly abused substance in America with 15.1 million people suffering from Alcohol Use Disorder. Only 6.7% of this group received treatment for their alcohol problems. Going … Continued
Drug Addiction Centers and Different Treatment Modalities
Drug Addiction Centers that fall into the dual diagnosis category employ several different types and modalities of treatment therapies to aid in the recovery of a client’s recovery. The dual diagnosis spectrum is vast and wide, with accompanying symptoms from a variety of different co-occurring issues. Co-occurring issues can include depression, anxiety, trauma, bipolar disorder, … Continued
JourneyPure hosts Important Florida Addiction Professionals Networking Event
Now, more than ever, it is important for the state of addiction treatment in Florida to improve. Article after article seems to uncover yet another corrupt, fraudulent treatment center. When there is already great stigma around the disease of addiction, we do not want it to also plague the very industry built around treating and … Continued
Treatment of Drug Addiction with JourneyPure Emerald Coast
Treatment for drug addiction has evolved over the past 100 years. Alcoholism and addiction were previously looked upon as a “moral failing” and it wasn’t until 1956 that alcoholism was declared a disease by the American Psychological Association. But even today it is not a commonly accepted truth that addiction is not as simple as … Continued
