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Mental Health, Addiction And Recovery – The Facts
A Summit Behavioral Health, our recovery specialists are well equipped to address addictions stemming from emotional and psychiatric disorders. Mental disorders may lead patients to self medicate...
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What Are The Benefits Of Holistic Detox?
The length of time that drugs remain in your system is ultimately dependent upon the type of substance used. Different substances metabolize at different speeds; ranging from about one hour to several...
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Why Is A Detox Program Schedule So Important?
When a new client enters our detox program at Summit Helps, we make sure that he or she understands that there is a strict schedule that is to be adhered to. We expect our guests to follow it carefully...
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Serenity At Summit – Our New Addiction Detox Center Officially Opens
We are pleased to announce that our new addiction detox center, Serenity at Summit, was officially opened on June 13th, 2014! The event was kicked off by an open house of the facility, where invited...
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4 Questions To Find Out Which Addiction Treatment Program Works Best For You
Admitting that you have a substance abuse issue is difficult. Once you have taken this important step, you have a number of addiction treatment programs to choose from. Finding the right one may seem...
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Combating The Growing Opiate Drug Addiction Problem
Prescription drug addiction is an ever-growing problem over the past several years. Doctors should be prescribing these medications only for short-term use, but if they are not taken as directed or are...
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Are The Compulsions To Use Cocaine More Complicated Than We Think?
Cocaine may be a recreational drug of choice for some people, but its effect on a user’s brain is far from a casual matter. This drug was used in medicine at one point as an anesthetic, but was...
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What Are Behavioral Addictions And How Are They Similar To Substance Addictions?
Dealing with any kind of addiction can be a harrowing experience. Substance addictions are usually easy to recognize and it’s more apparent to see when that addiction has become out of hand. However,...
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3 Holistic Treatment Programs To Guide Your Path To Sobriety
If you or a loved one has ever had an addiction problem you know how heartbreaking it can be to watch someone you love suffer so much. An addict is hurting not only himself but all the people around...
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Program Spotlight: Outpatient Addiction Treatment
When you think of treatment programs for addiction, does your first thought go to a long-term, residential program? This model is one option, but it is not the only way to treat clients who are seeking...
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3 Things You Didn’t Know About Alcohol Abuse’s Affect On Mental Health
Since alcohol use is legal and socially acceptable among adults, it can be difficult to determine when someone has crossed the line to alcohol addiction. Research has shown that alcohol abuse can have...
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3 Tips To Make The Most Out Of Your Addiction Rehab Experience
Once you have made the decision to enter an addiction rehab program, you have the benefit of having the help and support from caring professionals available to you. Here at Summit Behavioral Health, we...
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Program Spotlight: Holistic Treatment
To be successful, a substance abuse program should take the approach that it is going to offer holistic treatment to clients. Addiction is a disease that affects the whole person – mind, body and...
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Top 10 Most Addictive Legal Drugs
When you think of drug addiction, what comes to mind? Is it the person who is using street drugs? There are a number of substances that are legal and addictive that give us a sense of emotional...
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St. Louis Cardinals’ Oscar Taveras’ Tragic End
Alcohol abuse is common among baseball players and Oscar Taveras is not the first Cardinal’s player to be tragically killed in a fatal crash involving alcohol. In 2007, Josh Hancock was killed in a...
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How A 12 Step Program Can Benefit Eating Disorder Treatment
Having an eating disorder is like having a substance addiction; only the substance is control and the problem body image issues. Many people fall prey to eating disorders during their late teens and...
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Program Spotlight: 12 Step Program – Complete, Ongoing Healing
One of the treatment options offered here at Summit Behavioral Health is our effective 12-step program. It follows the model originally used by Alcoholics Anonymous, where specific principles are used...
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Problem Drinking Or Alcoholism? When To Seek Alcohol Addiction Treatment
There are two types of people who have issue with alcohol; one of them can be referred to as problem drinkers and the other are those who are alcoholics. The two categories are not the same, even...
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What Is Holistic Drug And Alcohol Rehab?
Getting help for a substance abuse issue is not a one-size-fits-all process, but is best suited as a customized and dynamic program. One of the approaches to treatment that treats the whole body is...
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Prescription Addiction: Oxymorphone Becoming More Popular Among Addicts
Oxymorphone is a prescription medication used to treat moderate to severe pain. It is prescribed for patients who require continuous relief on an around-the clock basis over a long period of time. This...
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