Kratom Use Can Be a Game of Chance Articles>Addiction ResearchBy The Ranch TNMay 28, 2014Those who use the drug kratom may be in search of pain relief, a study aid or an easy high, but they could get something completely different, warn those on the frontlines of addiction treatment. Michael Baron, MD, MPH, FASAM, medical director at The Ranch rehabilitation facility in Tennessee, is one who has seen an… Details
Center for Relationship and Sexual Recovery at The Ranch Expands with Opening of Deerfield House Articles>Sex AddictionBy The Ranch TNMay 9, 2014To meet the growing national demand for men’s sex addiction and intimacy disorders treatment, the Center for Relationship and Sexual Recovery at The Ranch expands to a state-of-the-art 12,000 square foot treatment facility. Nunnelly, TN (PRWEB) May 8, 2014 – For 39 straight months, demand has exceeded capacity at the Center for Relationship and Sexual… Details
Why Do Some People Develop Delayed PTSD? Articles>Mental HealthBy The Ranch TNMay 5, 2014Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a potentially debilitating response to life-threatening events that occurs in a significant minority of adults and children. Established guidelines prevent doctors from diagnosing PTSD until 30 days after a traumatic event. However, some people develop a delayed form of the disorder and don’t display any symptoms for a number of… Details
Co-Depen-DANCE By Edie Weinstein, MSW, LSW ArticlesBy The Ranch TNApril 29, 2014“My name is Edie and I’m co-dependent.” These are the words I spoke in CODA meetings for six years, from 1992 to 1998. Unlike many who sat in the rooms, I am not the child of alcoholics or addicts. My parents created a nurturing environment in our home, with a loving and intact marriage for… Details
Where You End and I Begin: Perspectives on Co-Dependence and Boundary Setting By Edie Weinstein, MSW, LSW Articles>Addiction ResearchBy The Ranch TNApril 29, 2014In the previous article entitled Co-Depen-DANCE, I introduced the idea that co-dependence is a learned set of ideas and behaviors that center around our relationships with others, as well as with the woman or man in the mirror. It impacts the ways in which we move through life and it has evolved from beliefs that… Details
Half a Million Soldiers Battle Prescription Drug Abuse Back at Home Articles>Drug AddictionBy The Ranch TNApril 15, 2014When soldiers return they bring home wounds both physical and mental. A recent study found that more than half of soldiers who receive opioid painkiller prescriptions continue to request and receive them months after they should have. This chronic use has spurred doctors to find the reasons why veterans can’t let go of their pain… Details
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Treats PTSD Effectively Articles>Mental HealthBy The Ranch TNApril 4, 2014The treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can be challenging, given its varied symptoms and that it can appear in combination with other disorders, such as anxiety or depression. Common symptoms appearing with PTSD can include flashbacks, insomnia, difficulty focusing and other symptoms commonly associated with anxiety or depression. A recent study showed that cognitive… Details
Getting Real in Recovery Articles>Sex AddictionBy The Ranch TNApril 3, 2014Hannah had been in active recovery for nearly four years before she had her first big breakthrough. She landed in treatment for love and sex addiction and had learned through the benefit of personal work and the love and support of an SLAA community of accepting, non-judgmental friends that sometimes recovery is an awkward waltz:… Details
The Ranch to Sponsor Fundraising Event and Workshop About Eating Disorder Recovery Articles>NewsBy The Ranch TNApril 2, 2014The Ranch will sponsor author Jenni Schaefer’s appearance at the Eating Disorders Coalition of Tennessee’s annual event “An Evening of Song and Story,” at the Belle Meade Country Club on April 17. Schaefer will also conduct a workshop at The Ranch in Nunnelly, Tenn. on April 18. Nunnelly, TN (PRWEB) April 1, 2014 – The… Details
Depressed Marijuana Smokers Have Harder Time Quitting Articles>Drug AddictionBy The Ranch TNApril 2, 2014Marijuana is a plant-based drug capable of producing significant abuse- or addiction-related problems, known collectively as symptoms of a condition called cannabis use disorder. People who smoke marijuana have unusually high chances of being affected by major depression or other forms of depressive illness. In a study scheduled for publication in April 2014 in the… Details
