The Centennial State is a beautiful United States location with a lot to offer. However, it ranks nine out of 50 for addiction rates.1 Denver…
Do you have reason to suspect that your substance use disorder (SUD) is connected to a mental health challenge? You may not have realized until…
Dual diagnosis treatment is a coordinated approach to treating co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders. The Colorado dual diagnosis treatment center at Mile High…
Relationships within the family erode over time when one of its members is struggling with a substance use disorder (SUD). Lost trust and ineffectual communications…
Just because you have decided to seek addiction treatment to begin recovery does not mean that you are 100% positive about this step. Ambivalence is…
Initially, addiction was considered a character flaw, and people struggling with it had nowhere to go for any reasonable or practical help, let alone compassionate…
You may have a few questions if you’ve been researching and reading rehab-related resources. For example: What is motivational interviewing? What is MET or motivational…
Motivational interviewing, developed by William R. Miller in 1983, has evolved over the last 40 years but remains a widely used tool in addiction treatment.…
Addiction is a powerful disease. Abusing an addictive substance—such as alcohol, meth, cocaine, or opioids—literally changes brain chemistry. The psychological factors of addiction include mechanisms…
Psychotherapy, a treatment practice for mental health and substance abuse disorders, is founded on the study of medicine and the social sciences. Over the last…