If your spouse, child, parent or another relative is locked in a struggle with substance misuse and addictive behavior, you already know the strain it puts on your relationship. Often, the addiction begins to feel like a third person who has driven a wedge between you and the...
If you have seen drug and alcohol interventions depicted on movies or TV shows, you know an intervention is an opportunity for the loved ones of someone with a substance misuse disorder to confront the addicted person with the goal of convincing them they need to get help...
Nobody starts using drugs or alcohol with the intention of losing everything they hold dear, but sadly, that becomes a genuine risk of addiction for many people. However, it can be challenging to convince someone you care about to seek help, even if it is abundantly clear that...
Watching someone you care about struggle with an addiction to drugs or alcohol can tear you apart. You can clearly see the many negative effects their addictive behavior and poor decision-making are having on their lives, but your loved one doesn’t see how much they...
America’s drug epidemic and its wide-ranging effects have made nationwide headlines, with the current presidential administration having declared opioid misuse a public health crisis. As a result, most people are well-informed about the dangers of overusing opioid medicines, and doctors and their patients alike are more wary about prescribing and...
The Independent Coalition of Treatment Providers (ICOTP) is an organization dedicated to making a difference in the behavioral health field. Our goal is to show insurance payers and more importantly the public that we are transparent and working in the best interests of our patients. Our...
It’s a new year and a fresh opportunity to set life on a more satisfying course. The moment 2018 ended, many of us shed past disappointments and donned a brighter, more optimistic outlook filled with hope for a new love interest, improved fitness level or...
It’s February — the month when winter begins to wear out its welcome. Even though the days are getting slightly longer, the weather is still cold, snowy and icy across much of the country. Nasty winter weather, combined with seemingly endless dreary, overcast days, can...
When you picture an opioid abuser, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Perhaps you envision a young man injecting heroin or trying to buy drugs in the back alley of a big city. However, the extent of the opioid epidemic is far more...
Helping convince someone you care about to get professional help for a drug or alcohol addiction, especially when they are in denial about the extent of their disease, can feel like a daunting task. However, if you know someone whose self-destructive behavior is harming your...