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Why Would I Need Alcohol Abuse Counseling?

Counseling, Rehab BlogBy Beaches Recovery

Alcoholics are notorious for using denial as a shield behind which they can hide. They don’t have a problem or they don’t need help is their favorite mantra. The problem with denial is it prevents people from getting the help they need. If this sounds at all familiar to you, you might want to contemplate…

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Who Needs Drug Detox Programs?

Detox, Rehab BlogBy Beaches Recovery

By the time you are ready to admit you have an illness and want help, your addiction might have taken hold of you, body and soul. It’s hard to argue with the notion that the longer someone abuses a particular substance, the more likely they are to form an addiction to it. Deep-rooted addictions create…

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Beaches Answers the Question – What is Transitional Living?

Recovery, Rehab BlogBy Beaches Recovery

The scariest day of recovery is the day a patient leaves treatment. After a month or more in a rehab facility, graduation day is the day they find out if it’s really time to leave the nest. With that said, there are some alternatives worth considering. Transitional living has always been very popular within the…

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There Are Alternatives to AA

Recovery, Rehab BlogBy Beaches Recovery

Alcoholics Anonymous works for some people with addiction but some who enter an Alcoholic Anonymous program never complete it. Others will finish a program only to relapse a short time later. Fortunately, there are many alternatives to AA you may find just as effective. Here are a few you might want to consider.Top Alternatives to…

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Should I Use a Northern VA Drug Rehab?

Rehab Blog, RehabilitationBy Beaches Recovery

So you’re living in Northern Virginia and trying to deal with an addiction? Hopefully, you’re close to the end of your rope and want to get help. If so, you’ll probably start by looking for help in your area. It makes sense. However, there are better alternatives than a Northern VA drug rehab. What you…

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Staying Sober at Rehab Houses

Recovery, Rehab BlogBy Beaches Recovery

On the last day of your inpatient or intensive outpatient treatment program, you may feel a mixture of accomplishment and unpreparedness. Completing a treatment program for drug or alcohol addiction is a major accomplishment. At the same time, how can you be sure that relapse won’t occur? One of the ways that many clients of…

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What is the Purple Drank Effect?

Drug Information, Rehab BlogBy Beaches Recovery

We, as a society, can pass laws against every drug or drug concoction on the planet. It doesn’t matter. People will always come up with something new to dazzle the mind and hurt the body. The purple drank effect is a fairly new endeavor in the world of man-made substances. For all its wonderful mind-altering…

What Does an MDMA Overdose Look Like?

Drug Addiction, Rehab BlogBy Beaches Recovery

By now, very few people don’t know what the drug MDMA or Ecstasy is all about. For years, people have recognized it as one of the party scene’s most popular drugs. Party or not, the drug has been problematic for the people who use it and also to the people they encounter. It might help…

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Different Recovery Programs Work for Different People

Recovery, Rehab BlogBy Beaches Recovery

For years, drug and alcohol rehab centers used generic inpatient and outpatient treatment modalities. As long as things seem to be working, no one wanted to make changes. Unfortunately, high relapse rates forced rehabs to start considering other options. This resulted in the development of more recovery programs geared towards the individual. That’s good news…

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What is Flakka?

Drug Addiction, Rehab BlogBy Beaches Recovery

News reports of Flakka zombies are terrifying parents. Club cooks have begun making up this synthetic drug for customers clamoring for stimulants. What is Flakka? More importantly, what should you do if you notice your grown child or a loved one using it?The Perfect Storm?Imagine a drug that looks a little like white aquarium gravel.…