Drug addiction recovery is a difficult process that requires you to focus heavily on yourself and change adverse behaviors into positive ones. As a result, you need to understand the healthy habits in recovery that are necessary for your overall treatment success. By fully understanding all of these care options, it is possible to become a…
Once you make addiction recovery your goal, it’s crucial to find an inpatient treatment program that can help you overcome your addiction to drugs and alcohol. A residential treatment program provides the most comprehensive care and 24-hour supervision for improved accountability. If you need a safe place to work on your physical and mental well-being, Crestview…
The concept of holistic healing has been around for centuries when Hippocrates understood that people were more complex than originally thought. Hippocrates believed that all of the separate parts of a person needed to work together equally. In other words, people have mental, physical, and spiritual aspects that need to work together as a whole…
Intervening in a loved one’s addiction can seem like an impossible task. If you have almost given up hope — or have given up hope already — an intervention might be your last option. You can help your loved one get into an addiction treatment program in Portland, Oregon with our team at Crestview Recovery.…
EMDR stands for eye movement desensitization and reprocessing. It’s an integrative form of psychotherapy. This therapy helps people who are dealing with intrusive memories. Frequently, these individuals try to repress the memories of certain events, which won’t work. To dull the feelings and thoughts, someone might try to achieve a high. Some individuals choose mind-altering…
Addiction is both a physical and psychological concern. Although addiction has been studied for decades, many people rely on anecdotal information to form their addiction education. At Crestview Recovery, we encourage you to reach out to us about our addiction rehab and find the support you need to recover. Our rehab center in Oregon offers authentic,…
Putting a serious drug addiction behind you is one of the most difficult wars you’ll ever fight. It will require a degree of strength and determination you never thought you possessed. But when you come to understand why it’s so challenging and carefully plot your battle plan, you can attain your goal of drug recovery.…
At Crestview Recovery in Oregon, we provide tools for our clients to succeed during and after our addiction recovery program. A relapse prevention plan outlines your triggers and ideas on how to avoid them. It also contains practical ways to overcome cravings to prevent relapse. Below, find examples of triggers and strategies to overcome them that…
When most people think of OCD or obsessive-compulsive disorder, they think of an excessively clean environment, someone who counts their steps, or people who can’t stop washings their hands. While these can all be symptoms of OCD, the disorder is far more complicated than quirky behaviors. OCD is an anxiety disorder and many people who suffer…
Drug and alcohol addiction is a disease with clear symptoms and viable treatments. And, just like any other medical condition, the disease of addiction can have flare-ups or what is known in recovery as relapse. Relapse isn’t a failure on the part of the recovering person, nor is it an indication that your addiction treatment program has…