Transfer Addiction: What It Is and How It Works
A transfer addiction—or “cross addiction”—is essentially trading one problematic behavior for another. Oftentimes, this occurs when you don’t have an adequate support system or healthy replacement strategies to cope with stress after you quit abusing drugs or alcohol. Buckhead Behavioral Health in Atlanta, Georgia, is here to help you overcome your addiction to reduce the […]
Group Therapy vs Individual Therapy
At Buckhead Behavioral Health in Atlanta, Georgia, our comprehensive outpatient treatment programs include both group and individual therapy sessions. This gives our clients the advantages of both types of therapy. Still, you could have several lingering questions regarding the pros and cons of group therapy vs individual therapy. Visit our admissions page today to connect […]
Should A Person In Recovery Use Trazodone?
Trazodone is an antidepressant that works by helping to restore serotonin in the brain. Primarily used to treat major depressive disorder, it can also be used to alleviate anxiety, fibromyalgia, and other conditions. However, due to it’s drowsy effects, it’s more often used as a sleep aid. Often, when someone struggles with depression, they may […]
How Long is Rehab for Alcohol?
Everyone has heard of alcohol rehab but they may have questions about how it works. One of the most common ones is, “How long is rehab for alcohol?” The answer depends on a few different factors and how well a person responds to treatment. Buckhead Behavioral Health offers different levels of outpatient rehab programs that […]
How Long Does Ketamine Stay In Your System?
Have you developed an addiction to ketamine? Have you tried to stop using it and wondered, “How long does ketamine stay in your system?” No matter how often a person uses this powerful drug, it can cause anyone to develop a substance use disorder. At this point, addiction requires them to receive professional help in […]
Types of Meditation for Addiction
When you think of meditation, you might imagine a person sitting in the lotus position chanting as part of a mysterious new age activity. Actually, meditation is often used to help people overcome substance use disorders. Buckhead Behavioral Health offers meditation for addiction as part of our treatment plans to help maximize your ability to […]
