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Assessing Effectiveness in Delray Beach, FL Treatment Centers Finding a Delray Beach, Florida rehab dedicated to to offering the best addiction treatment services possible isn’t always easy. Though drug or alcohol addiction treatment programs are incredibly abundant in the area, seeking treatment should also involve thorough research into any substance abuse treatment facility you may […]

One of the reasons that our intensive treatment program takes the Twelve Steps as one of its foundational aspects is because there is so much empirical evidence for the utility of twelve step support groups to aid in recovery. Membership in Alcoholics Anonymous has been shown by multiple studies to be more effective than formal […]

The decision to seek intensive treatment for a substance abuse problem is not often an easy one to make, due to factors like the social stigma that surrounds addiction, the internal sense of guilt and shame that can come with addiction issues, and practical and financial considerations that can make committing to a treatment program […]

A full 74 percent of pet owners feel that their mental health has been improved by their relationship with their animal pal. While pet ownership is not for everyone, it is worth taking a look at the ways connecting with and caring for an animal can have a positive impact on human mental health.  1. […]

One of the many forms of therapy offered at Delray Beach IOP is expressive arts therapy. Art therapy is defined by the American Art Therapy association as “an integrative mental health and human services profession that enriches the lives of individuals, families, and communities through active art-making, creative process, applied psychological theory, and human experience […]

One of the less recognized aspects of addiction and the havoc it can wreak on the physical body is the way in which it affects nutrition and eating habits. First, as you do probably know, people suffering from severe addiction will often appear malnourished.  This is because many drugs of abuse suppress appetite, which leads […]

What Are The “Twelve Steps?” One of the oldest, most respected, and most tried and true approaches to addiction recovery are the Twelve Steps, which we use as a central tenet of our treatment program here at Delray Beach IOP.  The twelve steps originated in 1935, when they were developed and codified in the “Big […]

As our past blog posts have enumerated, addiction is an incredibly complex disease, one that has no straightforward “cure.” However, it is a disease that can go into a robust, lasting remission if a person dedicates themselves wholeheartedly to recovery and receives the appropriate physical and psychological treatment.  But while treatment creates a solid foundation […]

How long a patient stays in addiction treatment is highly variable, depending on the severity of their substance abuse problem, what level of care they require in their treatment, the strength of their motivation to recover, their individual mental and physical health needs, their personal and professional obligations, how long they have been using what […]