Great Oaks Recovery Center Blog

The Great Oaks blog includes both informative and personal articles related to addiction, recovery, alcoholism, and so much more. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us anytime at (877) 977-3268.

PTSD and Addiction Among Vets: What’s the Connection?

Oct 14, 2021 | Addiction, Veterans & Military

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a psychiatric condition that often occurs after experiencing or witnessing an acutely traumatic event. Just under 4% of the American population suffers a mild to crippling form of PTSD. Degrees of trauma can be subjective....

Alzheimer’s and Addiction: All You Need to Know

Oct 8, 2021 | Addiction, Recovery

Elderly Substance Use & Alzheimer’s Disease Most of us don’t picture an elderly person when we picture someone with an alcohol or drug addiction. Yet as of 2018, nearly 1 million older adults (age 65 and over) live with a substance use disorder diagnosis. If...

How to Tell People You’re Going to Rehab

Sep 23, 2021 | Addiction

You’ve decided that you’re finally doing it: you’re going to get help for your substance abuse disorder. Breaking the News About Rehab You’re taking that first step to sobriety through residential rehab, but you’re not quite sure how to break the news to your family,...

Social Anxiety and Heavy Drinking

Sep 21, 2021 | Alcohol Abuse

Doctors and healthcare professionals may stress the danger of smoking, overeating, or under-exercising to your health. What gets mentioned less often is the toll that social anxiety takes on the mind, body, and spirit. What is Social Anxiety? Unfortunately, social...

Good Grief: Learning How to Manage Grief in Recovery

Aug 30, 2021 | Addiction

When grief hits, it can create upheaval in our daily routine and potentially lead to mental health issues. When someone is in addiction recovery, grief can threaten sobriety. The temptation to return to drugs or alcohol to escape the pain can feel overwhelming. Grief...