Addiction Treatment

The addiction treatment blog category for Northbound Treatment covers a very wide variety of topics. First, let’s discuss what addiction treatment involves.

Addiction Treatment is the process of addressing the psychological and physical symptoms that come along with abusing substances like drugs or alcohol. Treatment encompasses programs like detox, residential treatment, and outpatient treatment to create a well-rounded rehabilitation process that results in long term sobriety.

There are many different treatment options available to individuals. This category will cover all of them, and discuss what makes them different and similar. Depending upon a person’s addiction and personal situation will depend on what treatment option will work best.

The Northbound Treatment blogs will often contain a blend of many different viewpoints. Therefore, it is not recommended to be used as professional medical advice. If you believe that you or someone you love is suffering from substance abuse or mental illness, you should speak with your doctor.  However, if you do not have a doctor, we can help offer you recommendations based on your own personal situation. Please give us a call at (866) 511-2458 to discuss your options. 

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How Does Enabling an Addict Hinder their Recovery From Addiction?

When living with an addict, it can be extremely challenging to not do things that enable their use. It is common for many loved ones of addicts to fall into a pattern of appeasing an addict in many different ways so that the stress of the addiction is lifted. However, this type of behavior is […]

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The Codependency-Substance Abuse Connection

Co-dependent behaviors and relationships are not always obvious, and they’re more common that one might think.  We’ve all known people at some point in our lives who constantly put others before themselves.   While many of us praise the selflessness of these individuals, the reality is that constantly putting others before oneself, even to the point

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Pharmaceuticals in the Water Supply a Growing Problem

Prescription drugs like antidepressants, painkillers and anti-anxiety medications are increasingly showing up in our water supply. The drugs end up there through our excrement or from simply flushing pills down the toilet.  It’s no surprise that traces of these drugs are found in the water supply, considering that doctors are doling out hundreds of millions

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