by creatcareinc | Dec 31, 2020 | Blog Parent, Drug Addiction, Mental Health, Treatment, Uncategorized
The Complexities of These Comorbidities As we mentioned in one of our blogs on bipolar disorder, mood disorders are the most common co-occurring conditions among patients with substance use disorders. In addition to bipolar, mood disorders refer to depressive...
by creatcareinc | Dec 9, 2020 | Blog Parent, Drug Addiction, Drug Rehab, Recovery Skills, Sober Living
When Creative Care accepted its first clients back in 1989, the mental health industry was still in the dark ages when it came to co-occurring disorders. Patients would go to separate doctors for their substance use and other mental health disorders, ignoring the...
by creatcareinc | Nov 19, 2020 | Blog Parent, Drug Addiction, Mental Health, Treatment
Back in September, we talked a little about the dangers of a “marijuana maintenance” plan. For those who are unfamiliar, “marijuana maintenance” refers to substituting THC, the psychoactive ingredient in cannabis, for more immediately dangerous...
by creatcareinc | Sep 22, 2020 | All Categories, Drug Addiction
The Marijuana Maintenance Plan All over the United States, attitudes and opinions concerning marijuana are changing. What was once demonized as a guaranteed gateway drug to heroin and worse is now advertised all over Los Angeles and other cities as a panacea for all...
by creatcareinc | Sep 14, 2020 | All Categories, Drug Addiction, Mental Health, Recovery Skills
An Essential Component to Healthy Relationships and Happy Lives Solid boundaries are an essential component to healthy relationships and happy lives. However, it is an unfortunate truth that many of us have not yet acquired the necessary skills to set and maintain...
by creatcareinc | Sep 4, 2020 | All Categories, Drug Addiction, Sober Living
Learning a New Way of Life Look, we get it. Your counselors are getting on you to make it to group on time. The house manager is banging on your door before your alarm has even gone off, yelling about getting your chores done. And your sponsor keeps going on about...