Addiction Treatment

In researching addiction treatment, you will consistently read about how a person’s first step into treatment is likely the hardest step. It’s true because it takes a huge amount of courage to admit it’s time to get help. You’ll also hear about the relief felt by the person’s loved ones. What isn’t mentioned enough is…

In July 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that 2020 was the worst year in American history for overdose deaths. According to the CDC’s estimate, we lost 93,000 lives to drug overdose in 2020. This is a 29% increase from 2019 when we lost 72,000 lives. The staggering and depressing number…

Seeing your child in pain is agonizing, and all you want to do is help them. This is true regardless of their age.  When you become a parent, you know you’re signing up to not only have your own life to take care of but also the life of another living being. It’s a sacrifice…

Addiction patients often feel like their life is an endless struggle. Sober living may seem like a dream at this point in your life. Do you have questions like “where do I start for drug addiction”? Or “how do I keep from losing my job if I go into therapy?”. The treatment experts at Shadow…

In the addiction recovery world, there’s a word commonly used to describe a person who has returned to the substance that led to their treatment to begin with. That word is relapse. It’s a word that’s tossed around with relative ease by those both inside and outside the field of treatment and recovery. Often, a…

Defining your values and integrating recovery into each day can help you stay the course of sobriety. The people who are most successful in maintaining their sobriety — those who have been sober for 10 years, 25 years or more — often talk about themselves not as “cured” from their addiction, but as living a…

Cravings for alcohol or drugs are common among people who have been addicted, or even after a period of intense use. They are both physical and psychological in nature and are most intense during the acute withdrawal period the day or two after you stop using the drug or alcohol. They can, however, also occur…

Blog Written By: [thrive_2step id=’884′]Karin Swenson BBA, LCDC-I[/thrive_2step] Director of National Marketing Shadow Mountain Recovery Centers As many of you have probably experienced in your search for quality, ethical residential treatment centers to either refer a loved one or client, so many rehab facilities look amazing and share a lot of information on services that look…

There’s a saying about how a journey starts with a single step. It tells you the journey is 1,000 miles, and as memorable sayings go, okay, it’s not bad. What if you feel like you can’t step, though? What if your journey is longer (or shorter) than that? It’s easy to pick apart metaphors because…

To Our Valued Clients, Families, and Staff: Given the recent outbreak of COVID-19, Shadow Mountain Recovery aims to implement CDC guidelines and recommendations to protect clients and staff members from exposure to the best of our ability. We are closely monitoring and evolving CDC guidelines and will make thoughtful actions to reflect these recommendations. During this…

There has long been a negative stigma associated with addiction. While advances in therapy and medical research have changed the way we talk about the disease of addiction, millions of Americans try drugs like alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, or heroin for the first time each year, and a large percentage are unable to stop without help….

If you or a loved one have been struggling with addiction for a while, the thought of entering a drug rehab has probably entered your mind. Making this decision is huge, especially when you don’t know what to expect before going to rehab. Below we will discuss a basic overview of how drug rehab can…

Did you know that mental health and physical health are intimately connected? Have you ever had a deadline for work or a school test and suddenly noticed that you had an upset stomach? That’s because the connection between the mind and body are entwined. The stress and anxiety of a deadline or test, cause the…

If you’re currently going through the process of choosing a rehab for you or a loved one, you’re probably overwhelmed. There are so many rehabs out there in New Mexico, and it’s hard to tell which ones can offer the best treatment possible. It may seem obvious to just pick a rehab with good reviews…

Being the parent of a child who struggles with addiction is one of the toughest,  most heartbreaking things anyone could go through. You want to do everything you can to take away the pain and suffering, but you don’t want to enable them to continue using drugs or drinking. There are many articles online that…