How to Encourage Your Loved One to Enter Recovery
Forcing someone we love into residential recovery or treatment isn’t a viable, effective, or legal option. Even though addiction is a disease, we cannot make the decision for someone else to get treatment. They have to acknowledge their illness and be willing to...
Endocarditis Care in Substance Use Disorder Treatment
Many people struggling with addiction suffer from an array of health problems. Among them may be endocarditis, a cardiac disease that typically affects those with heart defects, heart valve damage, or a history of IV drug use. Let’s take a deeper look into...
Great Oaks Awarded A Three-year Accreditation From The Joint Commission
Great Oaks Recovery Center in Egypt, Texas, has been awarded a three-year accreditation from the Joint Commission. Great Oaks underwent a rigorous onsite evaluation to earn this accreditation. Founded in 2014, Great Oaks offers a multi-disciplinary treatment approach...
Understanding Addiction: Part 2
Through exploring the way drugs and alcohol act on the brain’s chemistry, scientists have come a long way in understanding addiction. They have found that long-term drug use leads to changes in the brain, especially in areas that are crucial to a person’s judgment,...Contact Us: (877) 977-3268
