Recovery – “One Day At A Time” Recovery and Employment Finding gainful employment when recovering from any illness or injury can be and often is difficult. If you are a treatment professional working with people who are recovering from mental health disorders and/or addiction, then you know how important it is to include a discussion...Read More

Cottonwood Tucson Celebrates 25 years of Recovery! The early years… Cottonwood de Tucson was founded in 1987 by a group of recovering individuals. Their vision was to create a world-class treatment center in Tucson, and then use that model in building other centers in key areas around the country. The treatment model they developed was...Read More

Have you ever heard of the drug Opana? You might be surprised to learn that Opana is the brand name for oxymorphone which is a semi-synthetic opioid analgesic first developed in Germany in 1914. Yes, 1914! According to a Wikipedia article: “Slang terms for oxymorphone include: blues, biscuits, blue heaven, new blues (although the immediate-release...Read More

Obesity is a problem in the United States. According to USA Today: “Obesity affects more than one-third of U.S. adults and almost one in five children, or more than 12 million kids.”  Obesity impacts a person’s health in a number of ways, including onset of diabetes, hypertension, sleep apnea, and hyperlipidemia. When you couple the...Read More

Alcoholics and addicts check-in to treatment centers almost every day of every year. Most receive a gift…The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). For many it is their first introduction to AA and for others it is a re-introduction. It is not unusual for someone to know the exact place and time that they attended...Read More

Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is in the news a lot these days. We read about our veterans and the number that are diagnosed with PTSD. Researchers continue to work on new treatments for those suffering from PTSD and now some are looking at ways to help military personnel and civilians be better prepared to...Read More

Prom Night Do you remember your prom night? Most of us have good memories. Some of us happily participated and some of us stayed home. Some of us shared that night with our “steady”, some shared it with a good friend. Decades ago it was all about picking out a formal dress, maybe borrowing a...Read More

Often times heroin addicts have an increased sensitivity to pain, which does not subside over the course of treatment with methadone or other opioids, according to new research. The pain responses of 82 heroin addicts who sought treatment and were given either methadone or buprenorphine were assessed by researchers. The data was then compared to...Read More

Methamphetamine use had been on the decline over the last decade for a number of reasons. The government took certain steps to make it harder to come by the active ingredient pseudoephedrine which can be found in a number of over the counter cold medicines. Organizations like the Meth Project have helped educate people on...Read More

This chart from Mothers Against Drunk Driving shows the status of ignition interlock laws across the country. Legislation is pending for interlock mandates for even first-time offenders in Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee and Wisconsin. As more and more states adopt alcohol ignition interlock devices for those motorists who...Read More