Many Florida rehabilitation centers are now offering faith-based programs to help people enter and stay in recovery. Of course, this leads to a question: Does God make a difference in recovery? The short answer: yes. The longer answer is that faith-based rehabs...
Proper nutrition is important for a healthy life. And if you suffer from a substance use disorder or mental health condition, nutrition is even more vital. It is one of the essential links to a successful and long-term recovery. During periods of addiction, many...
A vicious cycle exists between trauma and addiction. Trauma often causes its victims to self-medicate with drugs or alcohol. Oftentimes, this leads to addiction and further trauma. For this reason, it’s essential that rehabilitation treats not only the addiction but...
Reporter’s notebook: Addiction and domestic violence Domestic violence and addiction are undeniably connected. Nearly in 1 in 5 women and 1 in 7 men have experienced severe violence from an intimate partner during their lives. In so many of these cases,...
How to Manage Anxiety While in Recovery Anxiety is fear. Our hearts race, our palms sweat and ours bodies release extra stress hormones. No matter how irrational our fear seems to others, it doesn’t change our very real struggle with anxiety. When drugs and...
We at the The Blackberry Center are very concerned with allowing our patients to reconnect with God. By healing your relationship with God, you can make peace with the mistakes of your past and move on. Combining medicine and faith we can help to heal even the...