Addiction Treatment

New Year, new you, right? January is the most common time for people to try to embark on a fresh start. That’s why even before December is over, people’s thoughts turn to what New Year’s Resolutions they’ll set themselves. People do this for a number of reasons. They may have reflected on the past year...

The holiday period is a time of year like no other. The whole world seems to come to a standstill as we take time off, switch gears and try to get ourselves into the spirit of giving and sharing with those closest to us. Of course, that’s not the case with everyone. For some, the...

The holiday season can be really divisive. For some, it’s ‘the most wonderful time,’ while for others, it can be a real struggle. For those living with addiction or mental health issues, celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah or Kwanzaa can be a time filled with dread and nervous anticipation because of the number of hurdles and triggers...

So, you’ve made the decision to turn your life around – kudos to you! But now’s the time when taking the right next step is crucial. Your choice of recovery centre is the key to lasting sobriety. If you’re looking for addiction treatment this winter, South Africa has absolutely everything you need. Here are six...

Spending time contemplating the past, worrying about the future, pondering major life decisions or dealing with problems can be both a mental and an emotional drain for anyone. For most people, though, this is a normal part of their day-to-day life. The stresses and strains of modern living have, in the past decade, led to...

Addiction is a complicated disease that requires a comprehensive treatment program to help people achieve and maintain lasting sobriety. In theory, all this sounds simple enough - in an ideal world, a person enters rehab for 30, 60, or 90 days and comes out the other end "recovered". If only the addiction recovery process were...

How can being addicted to work be a bad thing? Believe it or not, an increasing number of people are starting to think this way. That’s because modern life dictates that we must all be strivers. If you want to go backpacking across Cambodia, buy the latest tech or dine at the most popular eatery...

Gaming may have been around for almost 50 years, but there is still a lot to be understood about its effects. It all started in the 1970s, when very simple arcade games first appeared and caught the imagination of children and teenagers, in particular, across the world. It quickly became clear that such games had...

“Addiction” is a word that is both widely used and misused in modern-day society. On the one hand, you might hear someone flippantly describe themselves as a “chocoholic”. Or say that they’re “addicted” to online shopping because they spend a little more than they should on online purchases. On the other, there are those that...

It should come as no surprise that many people who have problems with addiction also have problems with anger. They are often interlinked, with statistics clearly demonstrating a correlation between substance abuse disorders and violent crime. For example, one study showed that up to three-quarters of those who begin addiction treatment have previously engaged in...

Many of us struggle to accept the traumas from our past or come to terms with challenging life events that trigger sorrow, pain, and heartache. Difficult experiences can be tempting to avoid but much harder to accept or forget. Thus many of us adopt specific coping skills that help to soften the blow or numb...

Despite a lack of awareness around process addictions, certain types of behaviours can be just as addictive as substances, such as drugs and alcohol. Process addiction, sometimes referred to as behavioural addiction, is a mental health condition that can severely affect a person's physical, emotional and mental health. What is a process addiction? A process...