ChristopherBourque
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AddictionHarm Reduction In America
Harm reduction is a proactive and practical approach to reducing the negative personal and public health consequences associated with “unpopular” behavior by improving policies, programs, inventions, and practices. When
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AddictionA United Front: Fighting SUDs and Mental Illness with Integrated Care
Living With a Mental Illness Each year, millions of Americans face the reality of living with a mental illness such as depression or anxiety. Multiple national population surveys have found […]
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AddictionFentanyl – Past, Present, and Future
If you’ve been paying attention to current events, odds are that you’ve heard about fentanyl and its impact on our skyrocketing rates of drug overdoses. (A useful medication when legally […]
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AddictionTaking Steps Against Stigma
As part of our multi-part series examining stigma and its role in recovery, this blog tells about how the public is beginning to embrace abstinence over mind-altering substances and how […]
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AddictionChoose Your Words Carefully
As part of our intensive examination of the stigma surrounding substance use disorder (SUD), we strive to help patients in recovery, healthcare professionals, and others who work with them become […]
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AddictionFrequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions Entering treatment is a big deal and with it comes a lot of questions. Here are the ones we hear most often. How do opioids work? Opioids […]
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AddictionGuest Dose With Us!
Whether you are visiting from another city, state, or country, we are happy to accommodate you when you travel. To ensure your visit with us goes smoothly, there are things […]
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TreatmentThe Cost of Addiction Treatment
Addiction has its share of constant companions and financial trouble is just one of them. So, what is the cost of addiction treatment for alcohol and opioids? Having an addiction […]
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AddictionWhen A Loved One Is Addicted: 2 Things You Can Do Right Now
It’s often said, when one person in a family is sick, everyone is sick. This is true of addiction. Having a loved one with the disease of addiction is an […]
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RecoveryMethadone: Is The Use Of Medication Still Recovery?
Sitting Bull is quoted as saying this: “Inside of me there are two dogs. One is mean and evil and the other is good and they fight each other all […]
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TreatmentFacing The Fear: Choosing Recovery
Are you standing at a crossroad between addiction and recovery? If you’re like most people, there’s an internal dialog of fear going on in your head right now as you […]
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AddictionWhy Taking Drugs To Treat Addiction Doesn’t Mean You’re ‘Still Addicted’
Re-Printed with permission: By SARAH E. WAKEMAN and MAIA SZALAVITZ A patient came to see me after his most recent near-fatal opioid overdose. Once again, he had stopped his prescribed medication, even though […]
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AddictionWhat’s It Like To Be Addicted to Opioids?
“If they can choose to use, they can choose to stop.” We hear that a lot. But what if that statement is incorrect? What if a person addicted truly cannot […]
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AddictionSober Summertime
Summertime is here, and you’ve probably already been invited to several parties and get-togethers where friends and family may be celebrating with drugs or alcohol. This can make sobriety difficult. […]
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AddictionThe Truth about Opiates and Opioid Addiction Recovery
If you’ve been paying attention, then you’re aware of the opioid epidemic that our country is facing. The World Health Organization estimates that 2 million Americans are addicted to prescription […]
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AddictionIf Addiction Could Speak
If you’re in the thick of addiction right now, you know the voice of addiction. The one that says… Here’s the thing: all of that, and the other things your […]
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AddictionDrug Addiction Can Happen To Anyone
You might be surprised at the people you know right now, in your own neighborhood, who are addicted to opiates. They may be in recovery, thinking about seeking treatment, or […]
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RecoveryDear Kim: A Letter From One Of Our Patients
Here’s a letter from a former patient written to our Program Director at Crossroads of Danville. These are the moments that make us proud of our treatment teams at Crossroads […]
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RecoveryMeet Jeff
It’s been one year since I have started treatment at Crossroads Treatment Centers. One year and I cannot begin to explain how different things have become. I struggled with heroin […]
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