Addiction to alcohol and substances can happen to anyone but a crack does not mean you’re broken. Every new day is an opportunity for a fresh start through the recovery process. Today could be it for you. First thing, however, is to change your thinking. From the kind...
There are many roads that can take someone down the path of recovery. Many people find that they are at a point in their lives where change is necessary. Finding the right tools to facilitate change is vital to make recovery happen. Often it takes hitting rock bottom...
Designer street drugs are beginning to develop unbelievably quick. So it comes as no surprise that trying to stay up to date with all the “latest” trends is difficult! Who knew that just recently, “bath salts” would become an issue? Do we even...
Many people that enter residential treatment are suffering from chronic relapsing diseases. The risk of relapse can bring on feelings of defeat and failure. These are obviously counter-productive when long term recovery is the main focus and goal for each client that...
Nobody likes to put labels on things… unless of course, it’s that delicious can of soup in your cupboard! Not to mention, especially difficult to put a label on ourselves! Sometime it can be hard to admit when, and if, we have a problem. So considering...
New Roads Behavioral Health provides a mens addiction treatment facility in Utah to help those struggling with substance use disorder. The program called “Path” provides support for recovering drug addicts, alcoholics or those suffering from addictions to...
There are more than a few treatment programs in Utah that offer mental health and substance abuse treatment. We are the best resource for those searching for a recovery path for their loved one. Even if the person that you are searching for help for isn’t a fit...
Substance abuse statistics have have become more telling in the last two decades. The National Institute on Drug Abuse estimates that 6.4% of Americans, a frightening 17 million adults, are dependent on alcohol, and that figure doesn’t include those dependent on...
There are a great deal of strong people in this world. Athletes, olympians, powerful people doing amazing things each and every day. Overcoming substance use disorder is a great task. If it was something you could add to a checklist and then check off in a day, that...
There are a few conditions that are considered high risk for relapse. In the line of work that New Roads specializes in, the reality of relapse is something that can be uncomfortable to talk about, but it is part of being prepared, as well. Making a relapse prevention...