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American Addiction Centers provides addiction and mental health care at various locations nationwide – from the East Coast to the West Coast. If you’re thinking to yourself “I wish I could find rehab centers near me,” we’ve got you covered. See our rehab centers and locations below or give us a call to receive assistance […]

The Importance of Aftercare Stopping your substance use and completing rehab is really only the first step of your journey. This is why developing an aftercare plan (a structured plan for continuing your recovery efforts) is an incredibly important step in preventing relapse. Many treatment professionals will talk about a “continuum of care,” which refers […]

How Does Substance Abuse Affect Appetite & Nutrition? Alcohol and other drugs might offer short-term pleasure, but chronic substance abuse can inflict tremendous amounts of damage on the body. With regard to the first point, someone addicted to or physically dependent on alcohol or other drugs will exhibit compulsive behaviors related to finding and using […]

Forming New Habits After Treatment When someone is addicted to alcohol or drugs, they often sacrifice important occupational, interpersonal, and recreational activities in favor of substance abuse. This is because addiction involves patterns of compulsive substance use—individuals begin to use drugs or alcohol regardless of the negative consequences. People will often continue to drink and […]

Sober Support Systems & Relapse Prevention Many people find it difficult to fill their time after becoming sober. People who are addicted to drugs or alcohol often spend a significant amount of their time getting, using, or recovering from using the drug.1 Once they are no longer using drugs or alcohol, boredom might set in […]

What Is Drug Addiction? Drug addiction, in the simplest terms is the strong compulsion to get and use substances, even though a number of undesirable and dangerous consequences are likely to occur. Addiction has been described as a “medical disorder that affects the brain and changes behavior.”1 Various substances including alcohol, illicit drugs, prescription medications, […]

Addiction recovery is a long-term process that continues after treatment is over. Aftercare is any type of ongoing care you receive after you leave rehab. The most common forms are 12-step meetings, outpatient care, counseling, and sober living. Developing an aftercare plan allows you to anticipate future challenges to your sobriety and come up with […]

There is a marked discrepancy between the number of people who need addiction treatment in the United States and those who actually receive it. What Are The Most Common Barriers to Addiction Treatment? Barriers to finding addiction treatment may vary by personal situation, but the most common barriers include: Financial/Cost Geographic Location Stigma Co-Occurring Disorder […]

Gabapentin is most recognizable by the brand name Neurontin, but there are numerous generic forms of gabapentin on the market and other brands of gabapentin (Gralise, Horizant, and others). Gabapentin is also used for numerous other purposes, including: Other forms of pain that are not related to nerve issues Anxiety that occurs in certain types […]

What is the Definition of Relapse? A relapse is when a person returns to using drugs or alcohol after a period of sobriety. While a lapse is a brief “slip” where a person may drink or use, but then immediately stop again, a relapse is when a person makes a full blown return to drinking […]