No parent wants their child to become addicted to drugs. Unfortunately, many parents avoid taking action to prevent drug use, often because they think it could never happen to them. Even if your child is a straight-A student who you don’t think could ever possibly fall victim to drug abuse, it’s important to realize that … Continue reading Keep Your Kids Drug-Free: Advice From an Addiction Treatment Center
Top 5 Reasons People Refuse Addiction Treatment
Addiction recovery appears to be beyond the grasp of many individuals suffering from drug dependency. In 2016, the Associated Press reported that nearly 50,000 Americans, the highest number to date, perished from drug overdoses during the previous year alone. With heroin and opioid addictions on the rise, many people suffering from drug addiction refuse treatment for a variety … Continue reading Top 5 Reasons People Refuse Addiction Treatment
Staying Clean: Advice for Drug Addiction Treatment & Beyond
After completing drug addiction treatment, you have a lot to be proud about. Thanks to your strength and determination, you made it through the grueling process of overcoming addiction. While you should feel accomplished for your tremendous work, it’s important to keep in mind that this journey isn’t over yet. Today, the caring professionals from … Continue reading Staying Clean: Advice for Drug Addiction Treatment & Beyond
3 Effective Opiate Abuse Prevention Strategies
Drug addiction is a debilitating disease, which can affect your health, relationships, and lifestyle with equal severity. The good news is Brightside Clinic can educate you about effective strategies to prevent opiate drug abuse. Helping residents in and around Highland Park, Lake County, Tinley Park, St. Charles, Elgin, Dekalb, and Chicago, Illinois. 3 Effective Ways … Continue reading 3 Effective Opiate Abuse Prevention Strategies
What to Do About Heroin Abuse
If you or someone you know is struggling with heroin abuse, it’s time to seek help. The sooner you address the issue, the sooner you or your loved one can regain control of your health and well-being. The experts from Brightside Clinic, serving Highland Park, Lake County, and Chicagoland area, will explain what to do in the … Continue reading What to Do About Heroin Abuse
BRIGHTSIDE CLINIC OPENS IN TINLEY PARK
Since Brightside Clinic in Northbrook opened in 2015, they have seen an influx of patients, nearly 200 a month, seeking treatment for opioid addiction. To help more patients and expand access to care, Brightside Clinic announced today that it will open a new facility in Tinley Park. According to the Will County Coroner’s office, Will … Continue reading BRIGHTSIDE CLINIC OPENS IN TINLEY PARK
Brightside Clinic Discusses Heroin Addiction & Lali’s Law
Drug addiction is a growing epidemic in the United States. Every day, the families and loved ones of those in treatment for heroin addiction fear that they may lose a parent, sibling, child, or friend to an accidental overdose. A new law, however, offers hope for patients seeking addiction treatment, as well as their families. The … Continue reading Brightside Clinic Discusses Heroin Addiction & Lali’s Law
Dominick’s Story
Dominick entered this world addicted to Methadone. His parents were both drug users and his mother abused Methadone when he was conceived. Dominick, however, didn’t start Methadone on his own until his 20s. He started smoking pot with friends around 17. He tried cocaine and continued experimenting with other drugs. He liked the way it … Continue reading Dominick’s Story
3 Reasons to Support Opiate Addiction Treatment
Treating people suffering from opiate addiction is beneficial not only for the individual but also for our community as a whole. Brightside Clinic in Northbrook, IL, knows exactly how drug, opiate, or heroin addiction can impact individuals and their loved ones. These drug dependence experts are devoted to offering caring treatment to help people get back on … Continue reading 3 Reasons to Support Opiate Addiction Treatment
The Brightside Difference – Why Sixty Percent More Patients Remain in Treatment
For those suffering from addiction – and their family and friends, recovery may seem like an unattainable lifestyle change. But, Brightside Clinic provides new hope through its highly successful retention rates – in fact, 60 percent more patients remain in treatment with us, which is critical to true, long-term recovery. During the first seven months … Continue reading The Brightside Difference – Why Sixty Percent More Patients Remain in Treatment