MAT: Pros and Cons

MAT: Pros and Cons

What Is Medication-Assisted Treatment? Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) is a common way of treating substance abuse disorders, especially opioid addictions.  It combines the use of medications and behavioral therapies, and when strategically implemented and...
Codependency Cause and Effect

Codependency Cause and Effect

Codependency and Addiction In many cases, where addictive behaviors are present, one doesn’t have to look too far to discover codependency as well. Codependency is an unhealthy relationship pattern. A pattern in which one person puts another’s needs above their own....
Thoughts – Are They Good or Bad?

Thoughts – Are They Good or Bad?

Are Our Thoughts Good or Bad? Recently, I was reading an article about dealing with our insecurities and difficult thoughts written by Dr. Steven C Hayes. He takes the position that our thoughts have no intrinsic value beyond whether they move us forward in life, or...