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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Learning and Conditioning – Drug and Alcohol Treatment Triggers

Many of the concepts incorporated into drug and alcohol treatment programs are based on basic learning and conditioning research done by some of the early pioneers of behavior therapy. Of course the most notable of the original learning and conditioning scientists is Ivan Pavlov. While he was considered the first to form the Classical Conditioning […]

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Carl Jung and Addiction Treatment and Alcoholics Anonymous AA

Carl Jung is considered one of the great contributors to Alcoholics Anonymous and recovery. Some of his ideas permeate addiction treatment facilities today. Some of Carl Jung’s most notable contributions to psychology were his ideas of the collective unconscious and archetypes. Carl Jung considered the collective unconscious the deepest level of the psyche containing the

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Drug Tolerance and Drug Addiction

Drug Tolerance and Drug Addiction

Drug tolerance is increased resistance to the drug’s effects after continued drug use.  Larger doses are needed in order to produce initial drug effects.  There are two types of tolerance: metabolic and cellular. Metabolic (Dispositional) Tolerance happens after repeated administrations of a drug over time.  After a person takes a drug over and over, a

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Nutrition In Drug & Alcohol Treatment

Believe it or not, when it comes to treatment for alcoholism or drug abuse, it’s important to incorporate nutritional counseling and guidance. Often, those who are suffering from addiction have difficulty focusing on caring for themselves because substance use takes over their lives. Often, people who abuse alcohol or drugs spend more time thinking about

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Free Drug and Alcohol Treatment – Orange County, California

Free drug and alcohol treatment is available, and not just through your insurance company. Many drug and alcohol treatment facilities reserve a small number of beds for people who can not afford to pay for drug and alcohol treatment. In Orange County, California some facilities are even required to reserve a number of beds for

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