Aloha and thank you for taking the time to read this post. As the Clinical Director and Managing Partner of Hawaii Island Recovery, I want to take this opportunity to share this information with all who may be seeking relief for themselves or a loved one. I strongly believe that those seeking recovery from a [...]

Addiction can be considered a chronic disease and can be treated and managed like any other disease. Active addiction disrupts the brain’s normal functioning, causing the addict to act in ways that they would not have otherwise acted. Drug rehab treatment allows a person to regain control of their lives and to address emotional, psychological [...]

Drug recover centers are located throughout the United States. SAMSHA, the United States Government’s Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, is part of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Agency (SAMHSA) collects and publishes data concerning substance abuse treatment and has listed on its site more that 11,000 registered treatment programs throughout the United States. [...]

Drug and alcohol addictions touch countless lives throughout the Hawaiian Islands, The United States and the world. Addictions cut across age, economic and status boundaries, affecting every aspect and age of life, from 12 year olds to the elderly, from laborers to educators, lawyers, doctors and housewives. No one is immune to or free from [...]

Lets take a look at the drug addiction treatment models and methods: Drug addiction can be treated and abated just as can many more familiar diseases such as heart disease and diabetes. Treatment may include behavioral therapies consisting of psychotherapy, counseling, family therapy and support groups. Some drug addictions require medical management to address dangers [...]

If you or a loved one are looking for drug addiction rehab, we can help. The article below outlines the process of addiction. Addiction comes in many forms and shapes: addiction to drugs, alcohol, love, sex, crisis, food and endless others. Debates are ongoing about whether addictions are inherited or arise from an environmental source. [...]

Ecstasy addiction is becoming a serious issue. Please read on to get more facts about this drug. MDMA, or “ecstasy”, is a “club drug” used primarily at all-night dance parties, or “raves”. It comes in tablet or capsule form. Tablets are identified by size, shape, color, and imprinted design depending on their source. Tablets will [...]

Heroin Addiction Treatment Facts If you are seeking heroin addiction treatment than please consider the following facts about heroin: Heroin, an opioid, was synthesized in the late 1800’s from morphine. Morphine is a pain killer derived from opium poppies and has been in use since at least 300 B.C. Heroin is more efficient in delivering [...]

Crystal Meth Addiction Treatment A crystal meth addiction can be serious and deadly. Methamphetamines were first synthesized in 1887 and by the 1940’s were widely prescribed by physicians throughout the world for endurance and weight loss. Military use of the drug was widespread during World War II by Germany Japan and England. The United States [...]

Are you or someone you know addicted to Marijuana? A marijuana rehab program may be what you need to kick this addiction. Marijuana has been in use for several thousand years. Ancient Assyrians referred to marijuana as “Ganzigun Nu”, or “the drug that takes away the mind” and “Azallu”, or “hand of the ghost, poison [...]