Addiction Blog
Combating Addiction with Counseling and Community
Addiction recovery is often depicted in the media as an epiphany instigated by a lengthy process of counseling and tough love. In this scenario, the brutal honesty forces clients to confront their substance abuse and its associated unhealthy behaviors. Unfortunately,...
How to Get Someone to Go to Rehab (the Right Way)
There may come a time when a friend, relative, or partner’s substance abuse problem becomes an addiction, and you start to consider getting them professional help. Professional help can look like many things, but rehab (drug treatment) is the most effective way for a...
Codependency and Addiction: How Substance Abuse Affects Relationships
Substance abuse can tear relationships apart through trust issues and volatile behavior, but the contrary can be almost as bad: codependency. The term “codependent” is frequently tied to unhealthy relationships, but that isn’t necessarily the case. An unchecked...
Stories: Trauma and Addiction
Long-term brain damage caused by drugs may never heal, but emotional healing is another story. For those in rehab, emotional healing is achievable, but it takes time and patience. Even after putting an end to my methamphetamine abuse, I still struggled for years with...
Dealing with an Alcoholic Spouse & When to Seek Help
The severity of alcoholism’s effects on family life can range from mild to serious, and sometimes mild alcohol misuse can spiral out of control into more severe, dangerous conditions. Witnessing someone you care about fall victim to alcoholism can be a painful sight...
Addiction and Relationships: How Addiction Affects Family & Friends
Addiction is a chronic disease that affects more than just the person who has it. It takes a toll on relationships and leads to conflict. It’s a family disease that interferes with basic life and important responsibilities and routines. Those suffering from...
The Opioid Epidemic: The Statistics, The Resources, and The People.
The Opioid Epidemic: The Statistics, The Resources, and The People. Over the past few years, the Opioid Epidemic in the United States has proven to be one of the largest blights on the fabric of our society. Death tolls have...
Living Recovery
**The following is an op-ed piece written by our live-in house manager of our lady’s program Candi Balabon which touches on her experience with living in recovery. Canid stands as a fine example of what the gifts of recovery can bring to people’s lives...
Building a Life You No Longer Want to Escape From
***The following is an op-ed piece written by one of our dedicated Client Support Specialists Gabe Iverson. Gabe's dedication to his recovery and the quality of care he provides to the individuals he manages at Oregon Trail Recovery makes him not only a valuable asset...
Recovery Movies: Our Top Ten Suggestions.
Movies have the power to take us away to different places and to help us escape a sometimes-harsh reality. However films, like the art form they are, often time have the power to imitate life and to present a relatable message in humanistic...