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Nurses and Substance Abuse: How Access can Lead to Addiction
Substance abuse is an issue that doesn’t discriminate. It has the potential to affect anyone, regardless of their age, race, gender or income level. Medical professionals are not immune from developing a dependence on or a full-blown addiction to drugs or alcohol....
How the Road to Opioid Addiction Can Start in the Dentist’s Office
With the subject of opioid addiction and the opioid crisis appearing in headlines with increasing frequency, it can no longer be ignored. According to statistics compiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), opioids were directly responsible for...
Is There an Addictive Personality?
Have you ever heard the expression “addictive personality?” It’s an informal phrase used to explain why someone turned to drugs, alcohol, or a certain behavior. It implies that some people, due to the personality traits they were born with, are more or less destined...
Advantages of Partial Hospitalization for Rehab Treatment
If you are looking for addiction treatment options for yourself or a loved one, you may think that you are limited to residential treatment or intensive outpatient services. There is another option that fits squarely in the middle. Partial Hospitalization is an...
Referring your Clients to Addiction Treatment
Summit BHC specializes in providing detoxification, addiction, and co-occurring disorder treatment services to adult clients. We regularly work with physicians and therapists who entrust their patients to our care. Referring clinicians expect a great deal from an...
Mental Illness and Substance Abuse: How They Influence Each Other
When we think about mental illness and substance abuse, it’s often tempting to put it in terms of “which came first, the addiction or the mental illness?” When someone has a co-occurring disorder (addiction and mental health issue concurrently), it doesn’t...
What is Carfentanil and Why is it so Deadly?
By now, most people have heard something on the news or read articles in print or online about the opioid crisis gripping North America. It’s been responsible for scores of Emergency Room visits and hospital admissions. Far too many families have already said goodbye...
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