Frank Cid, the owner, founder and CEO of Royal Life Centers, aligns his treatment center’s quality of care with his own dedication to helping end the stigma around addiction. Royal Life Centers is a nationally accredited branch of treatment centers,…
Addiction Drug addiction is a chronic behavioral disorder that “impacts brain chemistry and circuitry and results in compulsive drug-seeking and drug-using behaviors that interfere with daily functioning. A high level of drug dependency, co-occuring medical or mental health disorders, polydrug…
You may have a lot of pre-conceived notions about what an inpatient treatment center looks like. Influences from television and movies can lead you to believe it's like being in a glamorous day spa, full of pampering and luxuries. There…
Recovery from drug or alcohol addiction can be a long, winding road. There are going to be up's and downs and all kinds of twists and turns along the way. The truth is that maintaining sobriety can be challenging! It…
So you've been doing the work. Going to meetings, attending aftercare, and working the steps. You're finally putting some time between you and the last time you picked up alcohol or drugs. Then all of a sudden, without warning—BAM—you're using…
Substance use disorders can take many forms in everyday life. Sometimes those with a drug and alcohol problem never truly show any obvious problems. Their addiction is well hidden from the outside world, or so they think. Even with the…
When it comes time to enter into a drug rehab program or alcohol treatment center, one major consideration is how to pay. There are many available options including loans, payment plans, and private pay, however, the most common form of…
Long-troubled comedian Artie Lange is reportedly sobering up in a New Jersey jail after testing positive for cocaine and morphine. According to his legal team, he’s scheduled to enter into a long-term treatment program any day. Posts from “Team Lange”…
Alcohol is one of the most widely abused substances in the United States. According to the 2015 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), 15.1 million adults suffer from Alcohol use disorder. What starts out as having a couple of…
Addiction and drug overdose is a major public health problem, with preliminary data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showing 72,000 overdose deaths last year. Of these deaths, over half involved opioids or synthetic opioids. The…