Addiction Treatment in Fallbrook
Professionals in the science and healthcare communities view addiction as a chronic disease of the brain disease that changes its structure and how it works. They also see it as a treatable disease. How the general public views addiction, however, is not the same, as studies like this one show. Researchers with the Johns Hopkins […]
One of the hardest things a person needs to after rehab is to learn how to say no. Although completing an addiction treatment program is never easy, it’s often said that the real work of recovery begins after getting out of rehab. In an alcohol or drug rehab, it’s not as difficult to resist the […]
People who are addicted to alcohol and drugs learn firsthand the profound ways that addiction affects a user’s life. Substance abuse disorders, as well as many types of behavioral addiction, render a person completely changed, robbing them of their potential and aspirations, depleting their mental and physical health, and resulting in the destruction of many […]
California Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order on Friday, March 20, mandating that people shelter in place to avoid the further spread of COVID-19. The order applies to all California residents and requires them to stay home and avoid leaving it except for essential activities. It also requires non-essential businesses to close. Healthcare businesses […]
Residents are usually among the first ones to know when their community changes. When that change involves sharing an address with a drug treatment center, a range of emotions soon follow, all of them falling somewhere along the Not In My Backyard (NIMBY) spectrum. Such news can spark fear, anxiety, paranoia, even anger. Opening a […]
One of the hardest things a person needs to after rehab is to learn how to say no. Although completing an addiction treatment program is never easy, it’s often said that the real work of recovery begins after getting out of rehab. In an alcohol or drug rehab, it’s not as difficult to resist the […]
This article is for informational purposes only. We do not provide holistic therapies at California Highlands Addiction Treatment Vistas. People who are addicted to alcohol and drugs learn firsthand the profound ways that addiction affects a user’s life. Substance abuse disorders, as well as many types of behavioral addiction, render a person completely changed, robbing […]
After years of stigmatization and considering people with an addiction to merely be weak in character and will, we now know that addiction is actually a disease. In fact, the definition most widely agreed upon a state that addiction is a chronic relapsing disorder in which individuals become chemically dependent due to the compulsive seeking […]
Substance abuse is a slippery slope. Whether one’s drug of choice is alcohol, cocaine, heroin, marijuana, or one of the numerous other mind-altering substances, recreational abuse can very easily and quickly become something uncontrollable, the compulsive need to consume more and more. Also, when an individual becomes physically and mentally dependent on a substance, they […]
Professionals in the science and healthcare communities view addiction as a chronic disease of the brain disease that changes its structure and how it works. They also see it as a treatable disease. How the general public views addiction, however, is not the same, as studies like this one show. Researchers with the Johns Hopkins […]
