Clinical Assessment for Addiction
Before any type of treatment can begin, a diagnosis must be made. This is the case for conditions like high blood pressure and diabetes, and it is also true for substance...
04Mar
Combating Addiction in Rural Washington State
Washington Addiction Statistics Knowingly or not, many people associate drug use and addiction with city life. The truth is surprising – drug overdose rates have hit rural areas particularly hard. Data from the...
21Feb
What You Need to Know About Ibogaine
In recent years, many Americans have begun praising ibogaine as an effective treatment for opioid use disorder. Unfortunately, this hallucinogen isn’t a miracle cure for addiction. Studies have shown that ibogaine...
13Feb
Self-Care and Support for Families of Addicts
How Addiction Affects Family Members It’s common knowledge that addiction is a family disease. This means that the entire family unit – parents, siblings, children, and spouses – is impacted by an individual’s substance...
30Jan
Washington Raises Smoking Age from 18 to 21
At the beginning of 2020, four new laws went into effect across Washington state. Perhaps the most notable of these is an increase in the minimum smoking age. Previously, teenagers had to...
17Jan
Nutrition for Recovery from Alcohol Dependency | Guest Post
Why Nutrition Matters: Deficiencies and Detoxification Overcoming alcohol addiction is not an easy task, even with the guidance of experts. Success rates can be improved, however, with help from the...
15Jan
ASAM Certification: Lakeside-Milam Among First in the Nation
Lakeside-Milam Receives Seal of Approval Lakeside-Milam Recovery Centers is proud to announce it has become among the first in the nation to receive certification from the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM)....
09Jan
University of Washington Study: Controlling Relapse Behavior
Relapse Controlled by the Nucleus Accumbens? Unfortunately, relapse is often part of recovery. This mysterious phenomenon can happen to those with any amount of accrued time in sobriety, for many different reasons,...
03Jan
Beginning the New Year in Recovery
Welcome to 2020! It is our hope that you were able to successfully ring in the new year without compromising your sobriety. This time of year is exciting because it serves...
