Staying Social While Social Distancing
By Erin O’Brien, Office Manager, Cast Centers We are social beings, and we thrive on relationships, but building and maintaining that community can be tough,…
Staying Sober In The Age of The Coronavirus
By Patrick O’Neil (RADT, MFA), Group Facilitator, Cast Center The U.S. government just declared a national state of emergency. The coronavirus is offic…
5 Strategies For Overcoming Depression
By Deborah Brosseau Depression is a common mood disorder, but let’s not mistake its prevalence with being no big deal. Depression can be a big deal. We’re se…
How Do People Recover From Opiate And Opioid Addiction?
By Deborah Brosseau How do people recover from opiate and opioid addiction? This blog helps provide solutions for addiction treatment and recovery. In 2017…
What Is Dual Diagnosis?
By Deborah Brosseau As the effects of mental illness and addiction started to push their way more significantly into social, medical, and political conversat…
Why So Many People Make Resolutions To Get Sober In the New Year
By Patrick O’Neil (RADT, MFA), Group Facilitator, Cast Centers Maybe it’s the prospect of starting fresh with a new year, or the leftover collateral da…
How Do I Know If Someone Is Struggling With Addiction?
By Patrick O’Neil (RADT, MFA), Group Facilitator, Cast Centers You’re worried about that certain someone. There’s something different about them, their…
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 Centers It is estimated that 24 million Americans suffer from drug addiction and alcohol addicti…
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…
