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How Addiction Can Affect Your Family During The Holidays

The holidays come with travel plans, gift-giving, merry-making, and awkward family issues, which bring stressful topics such as money, family, religion, and general stress to the surface. For individuals struggling with addiction or recovering addicts, the holidays can be doubly difficult and triggering, which could easily lead to a relapse. Additionally, during a time of…

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Am I Addicted to Drugs Because of Childhood Trauma?

Sadly, there is a proven connection between addiction and childhood trauma. The traumatic events experienced in your childhood can and often do follow you into adulthood and create a series of mental health issues that may also cause you to self-medicate through excessive drinking or drug use. If you or someone you love is struggling…

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How Does Alcohol Affect Relationships?

You are probably already aware of the damaging long-term effects alcohol addiction has on the human body. Still, you may not know the full scope of how alcoholism affects relationships. Alcoholism has a simultaneous destructive effect on physical and mental wellbeing, meaning drinking and relationships are intrinsically connected. If you or a loved one is…

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Can Marijuana Be Addictive?

Marijuana has been one of the most popular recreational drugs for decades and continues to be used by millions every day. Marijuana is now legal for recreational and medicinal purposes in many states, like Oregon and Colorado. But is marijuana addictive? Despite widespread perceptions to the contrary, frequent marijuana use is associated with the development…

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3 Ways Family Therapy Can Help You This Holiday Season

Family therapy is a proven effective kind of psychological counseling capable of assisting family members in learning how to communicate more effectively and healthily resolve conflicts. Many of the issues your family may be experiencing could result from one or more members of your family struggling with substance use disorders or mental health issues. Co-occurring…

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Do You Know The Early Signs of Alcohol Abuse?

Many individuals struggling with their alcohol use and misuse don’t think they have an alcohol addiction problem. But your friends and loved ones can likely see early signs of addiction and are worried about you. There are common signs a person may need professional help from an alcohol detox center to get clean. If you…

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Amatus Recovery Centers Rebrands its Visual Identity and New Name TruHealing Addiction

PRESS RELEASE CONTACT INFORMATION: Amatus Health Contact – Allison Rush Email – [email protected]   RELEASE DATE: November 4, 2021   AMATUS RECOVERY CENTERS REBRANDS ITS VISUAL IDENTITY AND NEW NAME, TRUHEALING ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT, WITH A MISSION THAT REFLECTS DEDICATION TO CONTINUED PATIENT SUCCESS AND SOLUTIONS. The rebranding solidifies the company’s position as…