Addiction Treatment in Miami
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As a leading provider of substance abuse treatment in Florida, Family Recovery Specialists adopts a variety of approaches to assist adolescents and adults away from the damaging spiral of drug and alcohol addiction. One such approach is dialectical behavior therapy, an enhancement to cognitive-behavioral therapy that was developed by psychologist Marsha M. Linehan in the […]
For all of the extremely well-documented adverse effects of substance abuse and addiction, necessitating the drug abuse treatment in Florida of intensive outpatient programs like Family Recovery Specialists, it would seem that marijuana is becoming increasingly mainstream. When Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper signed an amendment officially legalizing marijuana in his state, Jimmy Fallon joked that […]
People who experience traumatic events are often times deeply scarred by the experience, sometimes being affected by the trauma for years. When people think of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) thoughts of battle hardened veterans usually come to mind. While it is fair to say that the majority of cases in the United States are […]
While there are thousands of addiction treatment programs with the aim of assisting those with drug or alcohol abuse issues to recovery, for many participants, even treatment expenditure of tens of thousands of dollars may not be enough to ensure lasting sobriety. Nor is that necessarily their fault, with too many programs simply failing to […]
The death several months ago of the 46 year old actor, Philip Seymour Hoffman of an apparent heroin overdose focused new media attention on the drug. In what will not make pleasant reading for many adults concerned about a loved one’s use of heroin and therefore contemplating the family intervention in Miami with which Family […]
In the field of addiction treatment, it is quite common for those seeking help to have experienced trauma in some form or another. Traumatic events have a way of changing individuals in several ways, which can have a dramatic effect on the course and health of one’s life. The most serious, or most discussed cause […]
Not too long ago, if an addict was having trouble getting prescription opioids in the state where they resided, they would travel to Florida to take advantage of what are known as “pill mills” – pain management clinics that would prescribe opioids with little oversight – veritable one-stop-shopping centers that prescribed and dispensed pills onsite. […]
In just a few days time, from March 28th to 30th, the Ultra Music Festival will take place in Miami, doubtless attracting great numbers of enthusiastic concertgoers to see a 2014 line-up including such major acts as Avicii, Tiesto, David Guetta, Afrojack and Nicky Romero. There is also, however, likely to be an infinitely less […]
As a leading intensive outpatient program, Family Recovery Specialists receives many enquiries from parents with concerns about their teenager or young adult, to the extent of considering intervention and therapeutic counseling. Now, the program invites those parents to an emotional support group to help to address concerns relating to alcohol or drug experimentation, cyber safety, […]
Not everyone who seeks help for a substance abuse or mental health issue has the luxury of being able to go to a residential addiction treatment center or has the desire to do so. Committing a significant amount of time and resources may not be possible for some, which could deter them from seeking treatment […]
