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Methadone Addiction: Are You Aware of the Dangers?

Methadone Addiction: Are You Aware of the Dangers?

Methadone addiction is real and more of a danger of being abused than what one would consider.  Methadone is a long-acting synthetic opioid medication most often used to treat addictions to other opioids, such as heroin. Methadone has been used to treat moderate to severe long-term chronic pain since the early 2000s. While the medication

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6 Benefits of Gender-Specific Treatment for Recovery

6 Benefits of Gender-Specific Treatment for Recovery

When a modern society puts so much emphasis on gender inclusion, it seems strange that gender-specific treatment for substance use disorders (SUDs) and other addictions would be more effective for those in recovery. Studies indicate that when men and women receive treatment for SUDs in separate groups, they can focus on issues that are unique

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Gender-Specific Addiction Treatment

Gender-Specific Addiction Treatment: 5 Important Points

Gender-Specific Addiction Treatment:  GateHouse Treatment recognizes that there are inherent dangers to any conversations of gender these days. From gender roles to gender reveal parties to gender-specific pronouns, even the most casual discussion is likely to have passionate defenders of the pros and cons of separating a topic into points involving just men or just

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Addiction and Relationships

Addiction and Relationships: The Effects of Damaging Trust

GateHouse Treatment wants to be a resource for those struggling with substance use PLUS those concerned about an addict because no one understands addiction like those closest to someone using. Addiction impacts every component of a person’s life, including how they behave in relationships. If you are dating someone struggling with an addiction, married to

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Addiction Recovery Without Enabling or Codependency

Addiction Recovery Without Enabling or Codependency: 5 Ways to Help

Addiction recovery is a journey that must be willingly undertaken by those who have forfeited much of their lives to substance use. It takes strength, perseverance, and willpower. But what about the people whose loved ones are struggling? Those closest to substance abusers witness their suffering, experiencing emotional and sometimes physical damage to themselves merely

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Addiction At Home Dangerous Effects

Addiction At Home’s Dangerous Effect: 4 Revealing Facts

The family remains one of the most important units for socialization, attachment, economic support, and mutual love in our society. Addiction at home tends to fray these powerful bonds, straining every family member differently. GateHouse Treatment knows that whether it’s a parent dealing with an addicted child or a child figuring out the world when

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Sober on St. Patrick's Day

Sober on Saint Patrick’s Day: 5 Tips to Help

Individuals on the road to recovery from substance use disorders (SUDs) may find staying sober on Saint Patrick’s Day challenging. The holiday is widely recognized as a day of drinking and partying for many, leaving those susceptible to relapse with seemingly tough choices. Since GateHouse Treatment is more than aware that the best route to

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3 Powerful Addiction Therapy Trends

3 Powerful Addiction Therapy Trends in 2023

Addiction therapy is a human field, and it constantly evolves like its subjects. Behavior patterns rise and fall as policy regulates them and scientific studies capture the data. The interplay between these things leads to new understandings and novel avenues for sobriety. At GateHouse Treatment, we understand that nothing is absolute. There are always better

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Adderall Abuse

Adderall Abuse: 4 Dangers You Should Know

Adderall abuse has been on a steady, upward climb in the United States for over a decade. The drug was relatively unknown until the 21st century, which saw an explosion of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnoses. Adderall has existed under its current name since 1996 when the FDA allowed the parent company to market it as an

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Staging A Successful Intervention

5 Essential Tips for Staging a Successful Intervention

It can be intimidating to stage a successful intervention because, at its core, it’s a life-saving practice. Sitting someone down to directly discuss substance abuse is frightening. Most people avoid conflict, and by its very nature, a successful intervention calls for a difficult conversation. The secret to a successful intervention is planning. It will be

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