Anxiety and Drug Abuse

Anxiety is a psychological and physiological state of fear and worry. In some cases, people may suffer an unusual amount of anxiety that causes a great deal of stress, and problems in a person’s relationship, work, and school performance. These individuals most likely have an anxiety disorder. People that suffer anxiety often turn to drugs…

Depression and Drug Abuse

Depression is most common among addicts. An individual may have developed their drug or alcohol addiction because they were depressed, or they could have developed a depression due to the drug and alcohol use. Whatever the course may be, it is very difficult to overcome addiction when paired with depression. Depression can overshadow a person’s…

Specialty Groups for Recovery

Beachway Therapy Center offers specialty groups on grief, loss, and trauma to further enhance the healing process in recovery.  We are offering these groups to provide a safe, intimate, and confidential place for our clients to work through sensitive issues outside of addiction. The client’s primary therapist will appoint those clients suffering from such topics…

Secrets to Addiction Recovery

Recognize that there are varying degrees of alcohol and drug addiction.  The DSM-IV-TR (2000) subsequently categorizes both alcohol and drugs under the title Substance-Related Disorders. There are two categories or classifications of Substance-Use Disorders, abuse and dependence. Abuse is defined as repeated use of alcohol or other drugs leads to problems but does not include…