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Taking the leap to ask for help and go to rehab is a huge accomplishment. It isn’t easy to ask for help, but it also isn’t easy to adjust to the rehab environment. Many recovery facilities require patients to go through a mandatory week-long “blackout period” during which their ability…

Inpatient rehab programs operate on a set of rules that protect the health and safety of all patients. The rules are also in place to increase the efficacy of treatment and provide for a safe, supportive healing environment. Here is a list of rules you are expected to follow while…

When you finish detox, you may feel a range of emotions. You might feel excited to start the rest of your life, anxious about how things will be now that you’re sober, or some combination of confident and unsure. Many people leave detox with the belief that their life will…

Detox is a necessary part of the recovery process. This is when individuals with substance use disorder allow drugs and alcohol to leave their system. Although detoxification is an entirely natural process, drug and alcohol detox is accompanied by uncomfortable, and sometimes potentially fatal, withdrawal symptoms. Medical detox focuses on…