May 16th, 2008
Chemical dependency is a treatable condition with a high potential for successful recovery. Transitions Recovery Center stresses reality-based treatment programs that gradually and systematically prepare patients to handle the day-to-day stresses of everyday life. By attending to every aspect of a patient’s recovery — body, mind and spirit — the Transitions Recovery team gives each patient the tools to succeed and remain drug- and alcohol-free for the rest of his life.
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May 15th, 2008
At Transitions we do our very best to live up to our name. We are not about quick fixes and short-term solutions. We are a recovery program and we work to help restore you or your loved one and get you back on track. That is our goal: to see our patients get healthy and whole.
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May 14th, 2008
At Transitions Recovery Center, we believe that it is possible to recover from drug and alcohol addiction, even for those who feel overwhelmed by despair and hopelessness. This positive philosophy drives our staff and serves as the cornerstone of our chemical dependency treatment programs. Our mission at Transitions Recovery is to serve as a national leader in providing comprehensive drug and alcohol treatment services, particularly to the dually diagnosed individual.
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May 12th, 2008
Too often, by the time a drug addict or alcoholic seeks help, his life is in tatters, his job, family life and health in ruins. Addicts live their lives in denial. It can take the loss of everything that is important to them before they realize the desperation to which drugs or alcohol have driven them. Transitions Recovery Center offers hope. Our drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs give addicts a second chance at life. We are committed to helping our patients recover from their chemical dependency and rebuild their lives.
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May 9th, 2008
Transitions Recovery Program offers a multi-dimensional approach to the treatment of alcohol abuse and chemical dependency. Transitions helps individuals recover from substance abuse and achieveĀ long-term abstinence from alcohol and drugs through an integrated program of self-awareness, understanding and support. We recognize the uniqueness of each patient andĀ design a care and recovery program based on the individual needs and circumstances of each patient.
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May 8th, 2008
If you thought that the use of psychedelic drugs went out with the 60s you are wrong. Like many natural hallucinogens, Salvia divinorum has been around for a while, but just lately it has been getting a lot of coverage in the press. Its use is not widespread, but unfortunately teenagers and others who are looking for a new recreational drug may come across it.
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May 7th, 2008
An addiction to the prescription pain reliever OxyContin can be as devastating as heroin addiction. Recovery from OxyContin addiction is possible but will generally require the expertise and resources of an OxyContin rehabilitation center. Both the physical addiction and psychological dependence produced by abuse of this powerful drug must be treated for recovery to be successful.
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May 5th, 2008
Abuse of the prescription pain reliever OxyContin can lead to physical as well as emotional dependence. Because of the changes OxyContin abuse produces in the brain and body, addicts seeking drug rehabilitation treatment require close medical supervision to control withdrawal symptoms. Withdrawal symptoms from opioids can be severe and include restlessness, muscle and bone pain, insomnia, diarrhea, vomiting, cold flashes, anxiety, high blood pressure, rapid breathing, sweating, involuntary leg movements and drug cravings.
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May 2nd, 2008
The prescription pain reliever OxyContin is an oral form of the powerful opioid oxycodone. Opioids are strong, narcotic, painkilling drugs. Naturally produced from opium, today these narcotics are most often made synthetically in pharmaceutical company laboratories. Other opioids include heroin, morphine, codeine and methadone.
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May 1st, 2008
According to one government agency, abusing prescription drugs accounts for nearly a third of the drug abuse in the United States. This makes prescription drug abuse second only to cocaine. The drugs that have been manufactured to help us end up harming us when they are misused.
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