7 Ways Social Support Can Enhance Your Recovery
By Deborah Brosseau Johann Hari, who authored the best-selling book Chasing the Scream: The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs, concluded that in his ex…
Rehab For Weed Addiction
By Deborah Brosseau As of this month – January 2020 – marijuana is legal for recreational use in eleven of the United States. It is legal for medicinal use i…
When Is A Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) Appropriate?
By Patrick O’Neil (RADT, MFA), Group Facilitator, Cast Treatment Centers It is estimated that 24 million Americans suffer from drug addiction and alcoh…
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 …
Why Is Fentanyl So Popular? 4 Reasons Behind Its Deadly Rise
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…
