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Can You Leave Rehab Before Your Program is Done?

Gateway Foundation

People progress through treatment at varying rates, but research has shown the longer you stay in treatment, the better outcomes for your long-term health and recovery. Every step of the treatment process keeps you safe, teaches you crucial life skills, and increases your chances for a lasting recovery. Can You Voluntarily Leave Rehab?

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How Alcohol Affects Relationships  

Gateway Foundation

They may experience loneliness, depression, guilt, anxiety, anger issues and an inability to trust others. In addition to self-care, partners of those affected by alcohol addiction can intervene by helping them find rehabilitation services. The connection between alcohol, interpersonal violence and codependency is widely documented.

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Getting Better Outcomes from Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Treatments

Society of Clinical Psychology

Augmentation can work in lots of different ways, and might mean faster or greater symptom improvement relative to standard treatment alone, better engagement or retention with standard treatment, or improved skills or aspects of wellbeing that the standard treatment does not target, such as sleep or social rehabilitation. Improve sleep.

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Why You Shouldn’t Mix Alcohol and Caffeine  

Gateway Foundation

In contrast, caffeine makes you feel more alert, with an increased heart rate, excitability or anxiety, sleeplessness and more. Your plan can involve goals such as completing detoxification in a rehabilitation program and starting counseling sessions to maintain your recovery. Contact Gateway Foundation for More Information.

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A Love Letter to Social Workers on the Front Lines of COVID-19

Social Work Synergy

The outings they usually go on, from walks in the park to grocery trips to in-person recovery meetings are all on hold. She soothes anxiety and also makes sure all the normal things get done: medication management, daily living skills, online appointments, job search, treatment. But nothing is normal right now.