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March 25, 2021

Free Resources for Addiction Treatment

Financial troubles seem to commonly come hand in hand with substance use disorder. As the addiction overrides all other priorities, individuals become less careful when it comes to their finances…

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March 21, 2021

Addiction During COVID-19

All eyes are on the COVID-19 pandemic, which is today considered the most prominent health crisis of our modern age. But while COVID-19 sweeps across nations, infecting thousands, and attracting…

John Bowden

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February 25, 2021

The Pros and Cons of Wilderness Treatment

The teenage years can be particularly precarious. With ever changing hormones and risks like bullying and peer pressure, it comes as no surprise that drug use and delinquent behavior are…

John Bowden

Addiction Treatment Sober Living

January 6, 2021

The Benefits of Sober Living

Why Should People in Early Sobriety Go to Sober Living? Those first few months of sobriety are the most critical period of substance use disorder (SUD) recovery. As the individual…

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December 30, 2020

What is EMDR Therapy?

What is EMDR Therapy and What Does It Work to Treat? Developed in the late 1980’s, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy is a distinct form of psychotherapy that aims…

John Bowden

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December 26, 2020

The Role (and Limitations) of Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT)

The Role and Limitations of Medication Assisted Treatment Roughly 20.2 million people in the United States suffer from a substance use disorder. And because the disease has rapidly grown in…

John Bowden

Sobriety Addiction

November 30, 2020

How Do You Know if You’re Drinking Too Much?

There can be any number of factors at play when someone is beginning to address their own relationship with alcohol. Cultural and personal influences may give conflicting answers on what…

John Bowden

Addiction Aftercare Treatment

November 11, 2020

The Benefits and Limitations of Telemedicine in Recovery

Telemedicine has become more and more essential with the continued progression of the coronavirus, and many recovery and treatment centers are turning to digital appointments in order to keep people…

John Bowden

Recovery Sobriety

August 18, 2020

Crossing the Bridge from Understanding to Acceptance

Many recovery treatments will focus on certain words or phrases. For some, this can be an in-depth exploration of voice, or looking at “all or nothing” vocabulary in words like…

John Bowden

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May 27, 2020

Lighthouse Recovery Featured on NAATP

National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers The National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers, NAATP, has been the addiction service profession’s vision, voice, and thought leader since 1978. NAATP is committed…

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