What Happens After Addiction Treatment? Your Guide to Post-Treatment Life
Oftentimes on our blog, we talk about life before recovery from drug or alcohol addiction, what to expect when entering treatment, how to find the right facility, etc. But post-treatment life is equally as important and can be just as confusing to navigate. It’s easy to stay on track and in a routine inside the ...
How Westborough Firefighters Are Mitigating the Addiction Crisis Through Education
They see them every day in homes and in neighborhoods – overdoses. Day after day, they respond to calls and provide critical emergency services to people suffering overdoses or associated illness, transporting patients to hospitals and even providing help for people who ask for it. The Westborough Fire Department is tackling the problem head on ...
The Challenges of Living with a Parent with a Substance Use Disorder
How it Affects Children and What Can Be Done to Help. Anyone who has a family member suffering from addiction knows how painful it is to watch someone you love struggle with an all-consuming life-threatening disease. Challenges that come with living with someone that has a drug or alcohol addiction include mood swings and unreliability. ...
Underneath the Opioid Crisis in America: From Each State’s Perspective
The opioid crisis in America is in the news every day and its deadly and pervasive effect on our society is well known. Interestingly, not all geographic areas are experiencing this crisis to the same degree. Region by region, the numbers vary drastically. For example, according to the National Institute of Drug Abuse, opioid overdoses ...
Goodbye 2019: A Look Back at All of Our Progress
Another year has come to a close and a new door is about to open. Whether you’re currently in treatment, recovery or active addiction, the new year is a fresh start for all of us. Please join us in looking back at 2019 and celebrating several important milestones that occurred at Spectrum. Expanding access to ...
Expanding Access to Addiction Treatment is an Important Step to Combat Public Health Crisis
Addiction is a complex disease with no single solution. It’s not just the disease itself that can wreak havoc on a person’s life, there are many facets of the issue that make the road to recovery seem difficult. Arguably at the top of that list is access to reputable and accessible treatment options, which is ...
