Jan 9, 2016 | Activity, Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Behavior, Behavioral Health, Biological, Brain, Drugs, Mental Health, Morality, Self-medicating, Stress, Substance, Tolerance
Addiction is a condition that results when a person ingests a substance (e.g., alcohol, cocaine, nicotine) or engages in an activity (e.g., gambling, sex, shopping) that can be pleasurable but the continued use/act of which becomes compulsive and interferes with...
Oct 18, 2015 | Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Behavioral Health, Courtesy, Customer Service, Insurance, Mental Health, OMG, Patient Rights, Residential Treatment, VOB
Like most industries, the addiction treatment industry is filled with a plethora of abbreviated terms that can instantly confuse just about anybody outside of the industry. I was recently handed a three-page document of treatment industry acronyms. Three pages. One of...
Aug 26, 2015 | Addict, Addiction, Ask for help, Behavior, Behavioral Health, Counter-productive, Disease, Prison, STOP
What is addiction? Well, it’s almost certainly not what you expect. Addictions are counter-productive, you typically get exactly the opposite of what you wanted. And addictions are persistent, you think you can walk away but they follow right along. Additionally,...
Jul 27, 2015 | Accreditation, Addiction Treatment, Assessment, Behavioral Health, Client Care, Counseling, HIV, Involuntary, Mental Health, Patient Rights, Quality Program, Recovery, Residential Treatment, Saving Lives, Sobriety, Treatment, Voluntary
Today’s HRI blog post is borrowed from the National Institute on Drug Abuse. The principles of effective treatment are quoted directly from their website. Addiction is a complex but treatable disease that affects brain function and behavior. Drugs of abuse alter the...
