Ambulatory Detoxification

Ambulatory detoxification (also knows as outpatient detoxification) is a medical procedure designed to safely detox patients from drugs and alcohol without a hospital admission. Ambulatory detox as an outpatient treatment has the advantage of causing minimal disruption to your normal day-to-day life. Effective detoxification can be the first step of a treatment process, and is an important and necessary part of dealing with addiction.

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Ambulatory Detoxification News Articles

• Which Came First: Marijuana Use or Depression?

  By Meghan Vivo
  
  Marijuana has adverse effects on the brain, heart, and lungs--and mounting evidence also suggests a correlation between marijuana use and depression. The question experts on all sides want answered is, which came first? Marijuana use or depression? Do depressed teens smoke pot to relieve their symptoms, or does smoking pot actually cause depression? Read Full Article »

• Hooked on Pills: What Parents Need to Know About Prescription and OTC Drug Abuse

  An Interview with Arianne Power, CD Counselor, By Meghan Vivo
  
  Arianne Powell, a chemical dependency counselor at SageWalk the Wilderness School, has some strong advice for parents of adolescents: “More teens than ever before are abusing prescription and over-the-counter drugs. It’s time to take precautions in your own home. You could be providing your children with something that could kill them.” Read Full Article »

• Turning to the Use (and Abuse) of Drugs, Alcohol and/or Tobacco in Times of Stress...

  Stressful events can have a direct affect on the use of alcohol or other drugs. Stress is a major contributor to the initiation and continuation of addiction to alcohol or other drugs, as well as to relapse or a return to drug use after periods of abstinence. Read Full Article »

• Beating Addiction: Help for Teen Girls

  An Interview with Laurie Wilmot, LCSW—By Meghan Vivo
  
  At an age when most kids are breaking away from their parents, exploring their career interests, and establishing lifelong bonds with friends and partners, teens who are addicted to drugs or alcohol face an entirely different challenge just to get back to normal adolescent life. Read Full Article »

• The Road Back to Self-Worth

  By Michelle Gottlieb, MFT
  
  I recently received an e-mail from a woman who was terribly distraught. She had been in a long-term relationship with an addict who had AIDS. She had supported him financially, had given up her family and her church to be with this man and help him. He left her, and she could not figure out why. Read Full Article »

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