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Apr 4, 2024
For those who battle alcohol use disorder, outpatient alcohol treatment can mark the beginning of recovery. One option is an intensive outpatient program (IOP) for…
Apr 1, 2024
5 Benefits of Outpatient: Real Examples of Flexibility and C…
Addiction is a complex and highly individualized disease, and finding the right path to recovery is a deeply personal choice. One option that allows for…
Feb 27, 2024
Family Support: Helping a Loved One in Treatment
Addiction has far-reaching impacts beyond just the individual struggling with substance use. Addiction impacts family, in its traditional and chosen forms. If you’re a family…
Feb 8, 2024
Our Alumni: Outpatient Success Stories
On the journey to recovery, every individual emerges with a unique story marked by resilience, transformation, and hope. At Recovery Centers of America, our outpatient…
Oct 18, 2023
Evidence-Based Practices: The Principles of Effective Treatm…
Evidence-based medicine is a method of systematically testing interventions to empirically validate which are the most effective. These practices have been the standard in the…
Oct 5, 2023
Fentanyl Laced Weed
You heard a story on the news recently about fentanyl in weed. Stories about teenagers and young adults overdosing, how numbers were rising, and how…
Oct 4, 2023
Heroin Overdose
You were hanging out with your friends, having a fun night of drinking. Someone threw a movie up on the TV while slices of pizza…
Sep 8, 2023
How Do People Misuse Fentanyl?
Your friend always seemed to have everything under control. You knew they’d tried a few different kinds of drugs in college, but tons of people…
Aug 7, 2023
Drugs In Greater Chicago Are Being Laced With Fentanyl
Fentanyl is a strong synthetic opioid that is intended to relieve pain effectively. However, because of its potency—up to 100 times stronger than morphine—it has…
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