by Origins Recovery Center | Jul 29, 2020 | Addiction Treatment, Addiction Treatment for Men, Mental Health and Addiction
One of the most difficult decisions you or a loved one can make is the decision to enter treatment. Because addiction is a disease that affects the whole family, it’s imperative to involve all family members from the time of admission. Unfortunately, the consequences...
by Origins Recovery Center | Jul 22, 2020 | Addiction Recovery for Men, Addiction Treatment, Addiction Treatment for Men
Your family member’s addiction is an illness that you cannot cure alone. Growing together as a family that supports one another in making healthy choices, developing proper boundaries, communicating constructively, and creating space for self-care techniques are...
by Origins Recovery Center | Jul 16, 2020 | Addiction Recovery for Men, Addiction Treatment, Addiction Treatment for Men
Seeing your son frequently drink alcohol or routinely appear to be under the influence of any kind of substance can be unsettling for a parent, but you might not know if he’s reached the point of having a substance use disorder. While only a physician or addiction...
by Origins Recovery Center | Jul 7, 2020 | Addiction Recovery for Men, Addiction Treatment, Addiction Treatment for Men, Dual Diagnosis Treatment, Mental Health and Addiction
Since the Covid-19 pandemic sent college students home prematurely and abruptly ended their social time with peers, some parents have begun to see evidence of substance use, perhaps even significant amounts, for the first time in these young adults. No longer able to...
by Origins Recovery Center | Jun 18, 2020 | Addiction Recovery for Men, Addiction Treatment, Addiction Treatment for Men
If you were to rank the perceived risk of using marijuana, in any form, it would likely end up somewhere lower than heroin, cocaine, or methamphetamines. The perception that marijuana is “safer” leads many users to believe there’s no real harmful effects from it,...
by Origins Recovery Center | Jun 11, 2020 | Addiction Recovery for Men, Addiction Treatment, Addiction Treatment for Men, Dual Diagnosis Treatment, Mental Health and Addiction
A man living with a substance use disorder may recognize its impact on his work and family, but he may not see how something not yet diagnosed could be contributing to the problem, even worsening it. When the undiagnosed condition relates to trauma, a man can feel...