Together we can make a difference preventing illness, providing evidenced-based interventions and fostering environments that promote addiction recovery. According to Doug Thomas, Director of the Utah Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health (DSAMH), “Hope,...
Telling your parents, you have a drug problem takes courage. The first step is to admit to yourself that you have a problem with drugs and that you are ready to get help. That way when you speak to your parents, you can be truthful, take responsibility, and have a...
The fast pace of the world, daily stressors, and challenging life experiences may prove too demanding for some people. Drugs and alcohol make a “grand entrance” when introduced to a person who is vulnerable and feels overwhelmed. Emphasis placed on finding...
Many people have no understanding as to why or how other people become addicted to drugs. The stigma associated with mental health and substance abuse keeps many hurting people from getting help. It is easy to cast judgment on those who are suffering from being...
Allye comes to us from San Francisco, and she truly is a miracle. Allye’s story begins when she was in 6th grade and stole alcohol which landed her at the hospital, sick with alcohol poisoning. Shortly after, while in middle school she discovered marijuana....
Substance abuse recovery and treatment are unique to each. The 12-step program was developed for an alliance of people coming together to help others also dealing with an addiction and find a way to move towards a path of abstinence. Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) was the...
Meet Jack. He is 21, from San Diego and just celebrated his sober birthday at New Roads. Growing up Jack came from a really normal family and grew up in a well-rounded community. When Jack was 16, he was smoking marijuana, drinking and was prescribed adderall. He did...
Jodi Bowles is our Admission’s and Outreach therapist here at New Roads Behavioral Health. Jodi comes from a really great background; great family, religious upbringing, etc. She is a mother of four and her story starts long ago when when she became pregnant at...
Is relapse prevention a possibility during the recovery process? Relapses are a common event in the recovery process. However, relapse is not inescapable. Some of the common predictors of relapse revolve around the individual’s demographic and life history...
Utah Behavioral Health Accepts New Challenges The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services conducted a study which revealed that 22.4 percent of the adult population for Utah...
