There's a name for what you're experiencing. Researchers call it cognitive and emotional preoccupation, or CEP. It describes a pattern of intrusive, unwanted thoughts related to drinking that a...
Prescriptions convey a sense of legitimacy. A doctor's name is on the label. The drugs came from a licensed pharmacy. There was a diagnosis, a legit reason for them. Someone with a medical degree...
She knows the comparison. She has run it through her head a hundred times. He has been drinking since college. He drinks more than she does at parties, more than she does at dinner, more on the...
Most people approach addiction treatment insurance the way they approach other health coverage: either their plan covers it, or it doesn't. Operating under that binary is understandable but it’s...
The research on treatment proximity is real. Studies have found that patients who live closer to their treatment program are more likely to complete it. Distance creates friction. Friction erodes...
Something I've watched happen more times than I'd like: someone completes a higher level of care, makes real progress, and then steps into IOP thinking the hard part is over. Three weeks later...
If you've ever googled "addiction treatment near me" from somewhere in the Pee Dee, you've probably already noticed the problem. Results look good. Treatment centers appear nearby. Then you start...
Myrtle Beach has a lot of things. Thirty-two miles of coastline, a year-round tourism economy, and one of the highest overdose death tolls in South Carolina. What it does not have, at least not in...
Williamsburg County doesn't show up often in statewide headlines. With a population of roughly 28,000 people spread across a largely rural landscape, it rarely commands the attention that the state's...
Methamphetamine doesn't get the same headlines that fentanyl does, but in Marion and Dillon counties, it has quietly become one of the most persistent substance use issues in the region. Unlike...