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Plain-language clinical writing on addiction, mental health, and recovery, from the team behind The Rebuild Method.
Fentanyl has reshaped the addiction crisis in ways that touch nearly every community in Los Angeles and across the country. Unlike previous waves of opioid addiction…
Read →Stimulant addiction occupies a unique place in the addiction landscape – one that is particularly relevant to Los Angeles. Cocaine and methamphetamine use cut across demographics,…
Read →Trauma and addiction are rarely separate stories. For many people, substance use began as an attempt to manage the unbearable weight of experiences they had no…
Read →Deciding to enter residential treatment is one of the most significant decisions a person can make. For many, it also comes with uncertainty – about what…
Read →The image of addiction as something that announces itself through visible deterioration is incomplete. For a significant portion of people in Los Angeles — attorneys, executives,…
Read →Anxiety and addiction are among the most common co-occurring conditions in clinical practice – and among the most misunderstood in their relationship to each other. For…
Read →Post-traumatic stress disorder and addiction are two of the most closely intertwined conditions in mental health and substance use treatment. For many people, they are not…
Read →Watching someone you love struggle with addiction is one of the most painful experiences a family can face. The impulse to help is powerful – and…
Read →The San Fernando Valley is home to more than 1.7 million people – a community as diverse as any in Los Angeles, and one where addiction…
Read →The last day of residential treatment is not the finish line. It is a transition point – and the quality of what comes next matters enormously.…
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