Did you know that in Florida you can petition the court to have your loved one receive court-ordered rehab? This controversial provision is available to families in only a few states and Florida is one [...]
With drug abuse and drug-related crimes on the rise in Florida, the number of individuals arriving at substance abuse treatment centers via the judicial system has exploded. Whether patients enter through the doors of treatment [...]
Newly sober people are often confused and shocked to learn that recovery is more than just abstinence. “Normies” or people outside of the recovery community use the words sobriety, recovery, and abstinence interchangeably but these [...]
It’s estimated that 1 in 10 first responders will suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, also known as PTSD. And it’s no surprise: firefighters, law enforcement, and EMTs are routinely exposed to traumatic situations and traumatized [...]
It’s a well-known fact that first responders—like firefighters, emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and police officers—suffer much higher rates of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) than the general population. Despite the prevalence of the disease among first [...]
Choosing a drug rehab program for yourself or a loved one is never an easy task. It often comes at a very stressful time when the disease has become so out of control that intervention [...]
When you or a loved one suffers from the disease of addiction, one of the first things you want is answers. At Transitions Recovery Program, we hear the same questions again and again from patients [...]
Substance abuse negatively impacts family members, setting them up for a difficult life. Many view fighting a substance abuse problem as a personal experience. Although the addiction will impact the user, a lot of people [...]
Substance abuse commonly results in unhealthy roles being taken on by family members. For those who’ve never had to cope with the behaviors of an addict before, it’s impossible to understand the severity of the [...]
As more teenagers become addicted to drugs, the time to prevent lifelong substance abuse is now. The Problem Of Teenage Substance Abuse Unfortunately, addiction is all too common among young people. With prescription and street [...]