Holistic treatment programs provide an integrated approach to addiction recovery. This means that the program focuses on a person’s mental, physical, and emotional health. Not only does this type of program focus on healing from addiction, but it also helps individuals develop healthy coping skills and build a strong support system. It is important to…
Before beginning a 12-step program for addiction, it’s good to have a basic understanding of why this approach seems to work so well. In the treatment of drug and alcohol addiction, it has proven effective many times over. At Fort Behavioral Health, we want you to recognize that it’s unnecessary to plan out every step…
Proper nutrition is often overlooked in discussions about substance abuse recovery. The focus tends to be on detoxification, therapy, support groups, etc. While all of those things are crucial to recovery, true health cannot be achieved without nutritional balance. Chronic substance use depletes valuable nutrients that optimize our body’s ability to function properly. It also…