Alcohol Causes Difficulty in Later Life
Alcohol Causes Difficulty in Later Life According to a new study published in the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, people with a history of alcohol use disorder, which can include those drinking within recommended limits, are twice as likely to have severe memory problems in subsequent years. The study adds to the growing body of […]
Trauma and Poverty Effects on Children
Trauma and Poverty Effects on Children One of the causal factors for developing addiction can be childhood trauma, abuse, or untreated mental health issues. To help children, 70 of the 2,116 schools in Los Angeles County have worked out deals with government-funded mental health providers to provide more counselors in their schools, according to Robert […]
How Much Sleep Do We Really Need?
How Much Rest Do We Really Need? Getting regular, quality sleep is important to long-term health. Many people struggle with sleep problems and should seek help if they have trouble getting to sleep, staying asleep or do not feel rested after arising. Sleep aids are not the only treatment for sleeplessness. Professionals can discuss with […]
Could Your Sleep Habits Cause Depression?
Could Your Sleep Habits Cause Depression? We have all occasionally experienced having a poor night’s sleep and felt sluggish, fuzzy-brained and perhaps short tempered the next day. But could sleeping poorly cause depression? It may be so. New studies have found a strong connection between depression and sleep duration. American Academy of Sleep Medicine President […]
Focus on Healing the Trauma
Focus on Healing the Trauma A new study released by the Scottish Drugs Forum (SDF) continues to confirm what we at Cliffside Malibu already know — addicts use drugs to cope with trauma or other unbearable situations. Help heal the trauma and the addict can recover. “The findings of this research have important and wide-ranging […]
Cardiologist Recommends Massage for Good Health
Cardiologist Recommends Massage for Good Health Dr. Joel Kahn, a cardiologist, recently wrote a blog post on MindBodyGreen about the benefits of massage on overall health. The results of several studies back up Dr. Kahn’s assertion that many of us can benefit from massage. In one study in 2008, researchers observed 263 volunteers who had […]
How Will You Manage the Triggers to Use While in Recovery?
How Will You Manage the Triggers to Use While in Recovery? An excellent article by Kate Green gives some great tips on managing triggers after completing a residential recovery program. Green states that the real work of recovery starts after the addict leaves the treatment center or completes treatment. A trigger is something that suddenly […]
Bullying Can Have Life-Long Effects
Bullying Makes Victims More Likely to Smoke, Become Ill, and Develop Psychiatric Disorders as Adults “A part of growing up” or “a rite of passage,” bullying used to be dismissed as just something that we all go through and laughed about later as adults. But in recent times bullying has ratcheted up a notch, with […]
Do I Have to Believe In God to Recover from Addiction?
Do I Have to Believe In God to Recover from Addiction? This is perhaps one of the longest running debates in addiction recovery – must I believe in God, or a Higher Power, to achieve recovery? The short answer is no. When Alcoholics Anonymous, the first of the 12 step programs was created, it was […]