


Addiction
Unpacking the Impact of Childhood Trauma on Substance Abuse and Addiction
Countless studies have shown that adverse childhood experiences (i.e., trauma) are linked to drug and alcohol abuse. Researchers are still investigating the impact of childhood trauma on substance abuse and addiction. [...]
The Role of Peer Pressure in Cocaine Addiction
59.277 million people, 12 and over misused prescription drugs or illegal drugs in the past year. One of the most abused substances is cocaine, which can lead to addiction. Addiction [...]
Why Equine-Assisted Therapy is Useful for Substance Use Disorders
For thousands of years’ humans have cultivated and nurtured relationships with equines. From early civilization, equines were domesticated to help humans with a variety of tasks from agriculture to trade [...]
Dual Diagnosis Treatment
Many times in addiction, there are underlying mental disorders that are coupled with drug or alcohol addiction. This is known as dual diagnosis and these issues need to be diagnosed [...]
Benefits of Treatment at Embark Recovery
At Embark Recovery, we believe the essence of living a sober lifestyle encompasses more than just living a new life free from drugs and alcohol; for it includes openly working [...]
5 Tips for Getting the Most Out of Your Drug Rehab Program
Drug addiction is hard to deal with alone, and that’s why there are drug rehab centers available. Attending a drug rehab center is the first step on your journey to [...]
Your Loved One Needs Drug Rehab, But How Do You Tell Them? Try These 4 Steps
Unfortunately, the United States is suffering from another major drug epidemic in 2018. In previous years, entire generations of Americans were impacted by the crack cocaine and methamphetamine crises, but [...]
How to Not Enable Your Son
Many times, when families are confronted with their son’s drug and/or alcohol use, the family can unintentionally become detrimental to their son’s success in recovery through no fault of their [...]
Tools for Recovery
With all the treatment option’s out there and reliance on 12-step programs, one might wonder, why is the relapse rate so high? What is missing? People relapse due to many [...]
3 Warning Signs of Drug Addiction
From the time that we are young, we are told to stay away from drugs. Many schools have drug prevention programs, such as D.A.R.E., to help steer students away from [...]