by creatcareinc | Aug 29, 2021 | Blog Parent, Drug Addiction, Dual Diagnosis, Mental Health, Treatment
Increase Your Chances for a Lasting Recovery Upon its inception in 1989, Creative Care became the first entity in Southern California to uncover, identify, and treat the underlying mental health issues and trauma while simultaneously treating addiction. While other...
by creatcareinc | Jul 19, 2021 | Blog Parent, Drug Addiction, Mental Health, Recovery Skills, Treatment
Talking with Compassion, Honesty, and Openness Relapse is one of the most difficult things to talk about in recovery. This is especially true in a conversation between someone in early recovery and an individual with some experience. The newcomer needs to know that...
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...
