If you’re fairly new to opiate rehabilitation, you most likely have not yet learned about the Triangle of Self Obsession. It’s a concept embraced by Narcotics Anonymous, and it tells us that people who become addicted to prescription pain pills and heroin fall victim to a devastating emotional triangle of resentment, anger, and fear. Narcotics Anonymous (NA) has helped many people the world over ...
When Someone You Love Has a Prescription Opiate Addiction
We all believe we know our families, mothers and fathers, siblings, husbands and wives, better than anyone else. And most times, we're probably right. But there are often things going on that no matter how much we love or care for them, we simply don't see. Maybe we just don't want to see. How do you know if someone close to you is using prescription pain pills way beyond what the doctor ordered? ...
Opiate Addiction Treatment Stigma Persists
Over the past couple decades, as opiate addiction treatment has evolved, many addiction treatment providers have remained reluctant to give up on abstinence-based programs for recovery. A persistent stigma against Medication-assisted treatment prevented the integration of buprenorphine, naloxone, and methadone into mainstream addiction therapies. It’s time to reduce that stigma by getting these ...
Risks of Adolescent Opiate Addiction
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has published the results of a study linking opiate prescriptions written for teens with a subsequent adolescent opiate addiction problem. The study was undertaken by researchers at the University of Michigan, and results of the study were funded by the American Academy of Pediatrics and published in the medical journal Pediatrics. With increasing ...
Healing the Brain in Outpatient Drug Treatment
If you know anything about opiate addiction, then you know that heroin and prescription pain pills are among the most addictive substances on the planet. As soon as you disengage from treatment, the urges and cravings overwhelm you once again and send you toppling into relapse. That’s why outpatient drug treatment takes such a long time, and it’s also why medication-assisted treatment (MAT) is ...
Caring For Yourself in Opiate Drug Addiction Recovery
While in active addiction, you punish your body and mind to a much greater extent than you realize, particularly when your drug of choice is an opiate. Once you have made the courageous decision to enter an opiate drug addiction recovery program, there are resources readily available to treat the addiction and its underlying causes. But, how can you help your body as you begin an opiate treatment ...
