The community reinforcement approach (CRA) is a treatment methodology for substance use disorders adapted for clients who are reluctant to pursue treatment. It has shown promise for several types of clients, including adolescents. By recruiting family members, CRA applies persuasive techniques to convince the person needing help to get it. At Pines Recovery Life Detox…
If you have a family history of addiction, alcohol or drug abuse may feel like a natural transition. Breaking the cycle of addiction takes a lot of hard work and dedication. The family therapy program at Pines Recovery Life Detox in South Florida can help you address the problem as a family. If you want…
If you or a loved one have a substance use disorder, you already know that addiction affects the entire family. To promote a full recovery, our Pines Recovery Life Detox team advises clients to consider including family members in their treatment plan. Our treatment center in South Florida takes a holistic approach to recovery which…
Making major lifestyle changes, such as pursuing addiction recovery, will impact other areas of life. For instance, sobriety and relationships have several connections between each other. Addiction can negatively affect connections with romantic partners, family members, and friends. However, sobriety can improve these. Plus, positive relationships can help patients to continue through recovery and succeed.…
We often hear that we should get regular physical checkups to ensure our bodies are ok and catch early signs of disease. That same emphasis should be placed on encouraging people to get routine mental health checkups. Emotional health is just as important as our physical health. Someone who may be struggling with loneliness and…
At Pines Recovery Life Detox, we have a men’s substance abuse detox program and a women’s substance abuse detox program. This separation of the genders allows our patients to concentrate on their detox with as few distractions as possible. However, at some point, we understand that you have to return to your families in the real world. That’s…
Friends can provide tremendous support throughout your life. If you have decided to go into recovery, you have to take a close look at your friendships and discard ones that threaten your sobriety. At Pines Recovery Life Detox, you will undergo supervised, medically assisted detox in preparation for a more extensive recovery program. However, now is the…
Being a pillar of strength, hope, and guidance for someone else is a very exhausting task, even for the most capable person. Support groups for families of addicts & alcoholics provide a much needed safe space to cope with the on-going strain they endure with this problem, so they don’t lose themselves in the process.
An addicted person is not just changing and negatively affecting their own life, but their attitudes and actions greatly affect those around them. Because of the ripple effect addiction has on loved ones, it is often called a ‘family disease’. Having an environment in which the loved ones can go and express concerns is needed for the overall long-term recovery of everyone involved.