When Your Teen Lies About Drug Use Articles>Drug AddictionBy The Ranch TNMay 18, 2013As a parent, there is such a thing as overkill: hovering like a helicopter parent, restricting independence because you worry, never trusting your child. Being a good parent means finding a balance between trusting your child to make the right choices and keeping him safe from danger. Few things are scarier than the idea of… Details
Nature or Nurture? Why Do People Do Drugs? Articles>Addiction ResearchBy The Ranch TNMay 16, 2013There are dozens of reasons people choose to use drugs, and even more reasons that drug use – or any substance use – may lead to substance abuse and eventually dependency. Some people are biologically predisposed to substance abuse and dependency, both of which are diagnosable and treatable disorders according to the DSM-IV. Despite a… Details
What If I am Addicted to Two or More Drugs? What Will Rehab Do for Me? Articles>Addiction TreatmentBy The Ranch TNMay 14, 2013Being addicted to more than one drug presents unique challenges for rehab centers. Generally speaking, it’s more difficult because there are two different foreign chemicals being introduced into the individual’s body, so both have to be considered separately from a medical perspective. Although the psychological requirements for individuals addicted to multiple drugs are roughly the… Details
Recovery Myth-Buster: “Two-Stepping” Will Keep You Sober Articles>Alcohol Abuse and AlcoholismBy The Ranch TNMay 12, 2013The 12-step program has a set number of steps—you guessed it, 12. Yet it is not uncommon to find meeting groups in which many of the members have never worked the steps. They attend meetings, they talk about their inability to control their drinking, and perhaps they even try to be of service to the… Details
The Difference Between Food Aversion and Anorexia Articles>Eating DisordersBy The Ranch TNMay 9, 2013Having a food aversion and having anorexia nervosa are two very different problems. Both can be painful. Both can make you dangerously thin. Yet, food aversion is often temporary and usually not life-threatening to the person, while anorexia can last for years and can cause death. It is possible for the two illnesses to overlap,… Details
People With Mental Illness More Likely to Smoke Articles>Addiction ResearchBy The Ranch TNMay 6, 2013Anyone who has not lived as a hermit in a cave for the last few decades knows that smoking is bad for your health. In spite of this knowledge, many people still choose to engage in the habit of inhaling nicotine through cigarette smoke. Often, those who start want to stop, but the addiction to… Details
Resentment: The Addict’s Enemy Articles>Early RecoveryBy The Ranch TNMay 3, 2013“Resentment is the Number One offender. It destroys more alcoholics than anything else. From it stem all forms of spiritual disease, for we have been not only mentally and physically ill, we have also been spiritually ill. When our spiritual malady is overcome, we straighten out mentally and physically.” (Alcoholics Anonymous, 64)
When Psychosis Hits Home Articles>Mental HealthBy The Ranch TNMay 1, 2013Finding out that a loved one has a psychotic disorder can be just as frightening as hearing your medical doctor use the dreaded word “cancer.” Both types of illness elicit feelings of dread and fear. In an instant, you know that life is never going to be the same because your whole world has just… Details
What are the Best Internet Filtering and Accountability Programs for Recovering Sex Addicts? Articles>Sex AddictionBy The Ranch TNApril 29, 2013For sex addicts, the Internet is a dangerous place, providing instant and seemingly endless access to pornography, prostitutes, casual/anonymous sex partners, emotional affairs, and more. For this reason, anyone hoping to recover from sexual addiction absolutely must install a parental control software program onto his or her computer, laptop, smart-phone, and other Internet accessible devices.
An Interview with Sue Levitan, Primary Therapist Staff StoriesBy The Ranch TNApril 26, 2013Sue Levitan is one of the first faces clients see when they begin detox and stabilization at The Ranch. She conducts psychosocial interviews and assessments to figure out who each client is, what their needs are and how she can help.
