Decades ago, addiction recovery professionals took a much simpler view of recovery than we do today. Recovery for addiction was itself a fairly new idea, as was understanding mental… Read More
Rehabilitation Blog Posts by Casa Palmera Staff
What is a Borderline Personality Disorder
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a serious mental illness characterized by long-standing, ongoing patterns in both moods and relationships. People with BPD experience widely variant self-image and moods, which influences… Read More
Understanding a Drug-Induced Psychosis
The National Institute for Mental Health (NIMH) defines psychosis as any one of a number of conditions that affect the mind, causing a loss of contact with reality. This kind… Read More
How PTSD Can Affect Relationships
People who have survived various kinds of trauma often emerge with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). PTSD can make it more difficult to thrive within personal relationships, including those with… Read More
What Makes Heroin so Addictive
Public health officials and lawmakers alike seem to agree on something: the United States is in the midst of an opioid epidemic. Part of this American drug crisis is heroin… Read More
How to Prevent Substance Abuse
Recovering from substance abuse is incredibly difficult, and for many people, it is a lifelong journey. It stands to reason, then, that preventing substance abuse from ever happening would be… Read More
What You Don’t Know Will Hurt You: Dangers of Liquid Nicotine
A “personal vaporizer” uses batteries to convert liquid nicotine into vapor, which is inhaled by the user. Although they are more expensive than e-cigarettes, vaporizers are often chosen over the… Read More
The Importance of Nutrition During Recovery
Alcohol abuse is one of the most prominent causes of nutritional deficiencies in the United States affecting the body’s metabolism and organ function, according to the National Library of Medicine…. Read More
Mindfulness Meditation and Brain Health
Research by Johns Hopkins University shows, “mindfulness meditation can help ease psychological stresses like anxiety, depression, and pain”. When a person becomes stressed, the adrenal gland produces a steroid hormone… Read More
National Recovery Month and the Benefits of Holistic Healing
September is National Recovery Month, a time devoted to the celebration of recovery from mental health and substance abuse problems. Not only does this month serve to educate the public… Read More