Opiates vs. Opioids: How To Tell The Difference

The words opiate and opioid are often used interchangeably, but they refer to slightly different types of drugs. Opiate refers to the opium poppy, and the drugs which are derived…

Finding Help For Bipolar Disorder And Addiction

Bipolar disorder, which is also called manic depression, is a type of mental illness that is characterized by extreme mood swings. While everyone has times when their mood shifts over…

How Sober Living Houses Helps People Move From Treatment To Independent Living

One of the features that New Beginnings Recovery Center offers clients in early recovery is the opportunity to stay in one of our sober living houses. Leaving a treatment program…

Long Term Rehab: How Much Time Is Enough?

You may have read news reports of celebrities checking into facilities for a short-term treatment program of 28 day or so, and concluded that they have received all the care…

What Is Major Depressive Disorder?

Major depressive disorder is also called clinical depression or major depression. It is not the same thing is feeling, “down” or “blue,” nor is it the same type of sadness…

Program Spotlight: Intensive Outpatient Program

New Beginnings Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) was developed for clients for whom a residential program is not the best choice due to work, school or family responsibilities. Our customized and…

What Are Mood Disorders? And What’s The Relationship To Substance Abuse?

Mood disorders are a category of mental health disorders where a person’s mood is not appropriate to his or her situation. They include the following: Major depression Cyclothymia (a mild…

We Have A Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic

Deaths from prescription drug use have hit an all-time high, leading the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to declare a prescription drug use epidemic. Incidents involving prescription drug…

How Does A Dual Diagnosis Treatment Program Work?

Mental illness in the U.S. is not as uncommon as you may think. According to data compiled by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), 42.5 million American…

Program Spotlight: Outpatient Detox

New Beginnings Detox and Addiction Recovery Center offers an alternative to having clients check in to a hospital while undergoing detox. Our outpatient detox option can be used for both…