Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)

Dialectical Behavioral Therapy in Orange County: An Overview

What Is Dialectical Behavioral Therapy? Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) is an evidence-based therapeutic methodology often used in California to treat borderline personality disorder (BPD). Still, it is also valuable for treating substance…
percocet addiction

Dangers and Side Effects of Abusing Percocet

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Percocet is a brand name for an opioid pain killer that combines oxycodone with paracetamol. This is a powerful drug that is meant to treat moderate to severe short-term pain. While a highly effective pain killer, Percocet -…
stop taking xanax abruptly

What Happens if You Stop Taking Xanax Abruptly?

The Dangers of Quitting Xanax Cold Turkey You want to break free, but what happens if you stop taking Xanax abruptly? Xanax is a short-term drug that is helpful for someone going through a very stressful time in their life. They may be going…
can you die from alcohol seizures

Can You Die from Alcohol Seizures?

If you are thinking about quitting drinking, you may wonder, “Can you die from alcohol seizures?” For answers to this question, and to learn more about alcohol detox, read on. One of the biggest barriers to giving up drinking is the fear…

What Are The Main Components of Addiction?

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In the past, people thought of addiction as a simple matter of someone lacking the moral character to do anything but chase a high. Today, addiction science makes it clear that addiction is much more complex and that there are many components to…

What Are the 10 Guiding Principles of Recovery?

While addiction used to be widely stigmatized and seen as a personal failing, we have a greater understanding of addiction today. Not only do we appreciate that the roots of addiction often lay in trauma and illness, but we know how someone…

What Are the Four Stages of Treatment?

There are many lines of thinking when it comes to the precise number of stages in the treatment and recovery processes. Some institutions consider the stages to be identical for both treatment and recovery, while others distinguish between the…