Can Alcohol Be the Cause of Your Depression?
By Deborah Brosseau Questioning the alcohol-depression connection is a little like asking “Which came first – the chicken or the egg?” Does one drink becaus…
7 Ways To Manage Anxiety During The Holidays
By Deborah Brosseau No one is immune to anxiety during the holidays. The challenges of our everyday lives do not cease as we move into December, and the part…
The Top 8 Benefits To Quitting Drugs And Alcohol
By Patrick O’Neil (RADT, MFA), Group Facilitator, Cast Treatment Centers The glaringly obvious benefits of sobriety are a no-brainer: you will no longe…
How To Stay Sober Through The Holidays
By Patrick O’Neil (RADT, MFA), Group Facilitator, Cast Treatment Centers It’s November and the holidays are right around the corner. For the newly sobe…
Is Marijuana Good For Anxiety?
By Patrick O’Neil (RADT, MFA), Group Facilitator, Cast Treatment Centers With 33 out of 50 states allowing marijuana for medical use—and another 11 tha…
Is Meth An Epidemic In The Gay Community?
By Patrick O’Neil (RADT, MFA), Group Facilitator, Cast Treatment Centers Over the last fifteen years, crystal meth has become one of the most dominant …
4 Reasons Behind Fentanyl’s Deadly Rise In Popularity
By Patrick O’Neil (RADT, MFA), Group Facilitator, Cast Treatment Centers America is experiencing one of its worst drug epidemics in history, and opiate…
How Do I Get My Family Member into Treatment?
By Mike Rizzo, Cinical Program Director, CAST Treatment Centers I often field calls from individuals who are seeking advice on how to help a friend or a fami…
Can Taking Medication Alone Fix Anxiety and Depression?
By Patrick O’Neil, Group Facilitator, CAST Treatment Centers Are you depressed? Do you suffer from anxiety? Anxiety is the most common mental illness i…
Are You Smoking Too Much Weed?
By Patrick O’Neil, Group Facilitator, CAST Treatment Centers Marijuana is the most widely abused mind-altering substance in the United States and Europe. The…
The Subtle Warning Signs Of Emotional Abuse
By Mike Rizzo, LMFT, CSAC When we think about the word abuse what often comes to mind is physical abuse or sexual abuse. These acts of violence are easily id…
The Myth Of Going Away To Get Sober
By Patrick O’Neil, Group Facilitator, CAST Treatment Centers There has been considerable discussion regarding what modality of addiction treatment is the mos…
