Addiction is a complex disease that affects nearly 23 million Americans.1 Older adults struggling with a substance use disorder face a number of unique challenges. [...]

A holistic approach to addiction treatment should include both traditional and complementary therapies. Horticultural therapy is one of many complementary therapies used in high-quality treatment [...]

One of the challenges in recovery is explaining recovery to an employer. Whether you’re in recovery and looking for a job or you’re explaining recovery [...]

Not everyone with an addiction ends up at rock bottom—at least not right away. Some people who are addicted to drugs or alcohol are [...]

A comprehensive and effective substance use disorder treatment program uses many different therapeutic approaches, both traditional and complementary. Qigong for addiction treatment is a complementary [...]

Addiction is a disease that changes the brain’s structures and functions, which in turn affects your thought and behavior patterns. But it changes more [...]

As the baby boomer generation ages, the rate of addiction among older adults is increasing. While young people between the ages of 18 and [...]

Addiction is a disease that affected an estimated 22.7 million Americans in 2013. The prevalence of substance use disorders is highest among young people, [...]

“Dual diagnosis” refers to the presence of coexisting medical disorders. It is a term most often used when referring to people who have both [...]

Equine therapy at Silver Ridge is an important part of our addiction treatment program. Also called horse therapy, equine-assisted therapy and equine-assisted psychotherapy, we [...]

Aging baby boomers in their 50s and 60s are using illegal drugs at alarming rates. Beating an addiction to drugs or alcohol isn’t simple when you’re [...]

The addiction rate in midlife adults has been steadily rising, with up to 17 percent of people in this age group being affected by [...]

The nation’s opioid epidemic is affecting baby boomers in very significant ways. Opioids range from prescription painkillers like codeine to illicit drugs like heroin. Experts [...]

Addiction is a family disease, according to the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence.1 Family members develop unhealthy behaviors to cope with the chaos that [...]

By mid-life, we’re pretty set in our ways, even though some of those ways may be preventing us from realizing our true potential or the [...]

Mid-Life Crisis Factors Mid-life presents a unique set of challenges and circumstances. Children leaving the nest and growing unhappiness with a career are common. Also, [...]