Substance abuse disorders are common in veterans, including issues with alcohol, prescription medications, illegal drugs, and more. Here’s a rundown on statistics about veteran substance abuse and how to find veteran substance abuse treatment in Ohio. Are you looking for the best veteran substance abuse treatment in Ohio? Contact us today at The Woods at...Read More
Unfortunately, experiencing a traumatic event, especially in childhood, can have negative outcomes if not resolved. For example, substance abuse and addiction can arise from these issues. In this blog, we’ll explore this link between trauma and addiction and explain why dual diagnosis treatment is so important for dealing with these co-occurring disorders. Could trauma be...Read More
From the dark web to social media, teens and adults alike are finding creative ways to buy illegal drugs online. The process is often quick, easy, and seems risk-free. However, this route to illegal drugs can be quite dangerous to both your health and your freedom. Here’s how it works and why you should think...Read More
Understanding meth in all its forms and uses may be more complicated than most people realize. To really get the full picture, you need to know what it is and its street names, symptoms, and consequences. Once you realize how addictive and destructive meth is, you may be ready to seek help for yourself or...Read More
Since drinking is socially accepted in many cultures, it can be challenging to spot the difference between a person who likes to have a few drinks to relax and someone with a real problem. Unfortunately, alcohol use disorder is a serious issue that affects people from all walks of life. Thankfully, alcohol treatment and rehabilitation...Read More
Although many people try to become sober on their own, professional drug therapy is significantly more likely to result in long-term methamphetamine addiction recovery. A medically assisted program from a detox center in Ohio is the first step in battling methamphetamine addiction. Medical methamphetamine detox clinics offer 24-hour medical treatment to people who are detoxing...Read More
Depending on what you do after you use meth, a relapse might be a little slip-up or a terrible setback. When you start using methamphetamine again after a time of abstinence, it’s known as a meth relapse. It can happen even following successful meth detox in Ohio and rehabilitation. Relapse happens in roughly 80% of...Read More
The state of Ohio has a long history of chemical dependency and addiction. For example, the state was hit hard by the opioid epidemic in early the 2000s. In fact, Ohio was so affected by the opioid crisis that overdose deaths became the leading cause of injury-related fatalities beginning in 2007. Unfortunately, since the start...Read More
Excessive drinking as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is binge drinking (four or more drinks in one occasion for women, or five or more for men), chronic drinking (eight or more drinks per week for women, 15 or more drinks per week for men) or heavy drinking (binge drinking five or...Read More
When the opioid epidemic hit the United States, Ohio residents were hit particularly hard. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, Ohio had the second-highest rate of drug overdose deaths attributed to opioids in the country in 2017, with a rate of 39.2 deaths per 100,000 people. One huge contributor to these deaths was...Read More
