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…
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…
5 Unexpected Ways To Engage In Self-Care
By Patrick O’Neil, Group Facilitator, CAST Treatment Centers Self-care can be defined as the actions we engage in that allow us to ensure and maintain our be…
10 Ways To Know If You Are Struggling With Addiction
By Patrick O’Neil, Group Facilitator, CAST Treatment Centers “Hey I just use occasionally, I’m not addicted. I can stop anytime I want. I just don’t want to…
