Social Recovery Blog

It’s no secret that no matter what state you travel to within the United States or what country you travel to abroad, there are drug problems everywhere.  Therefore, it is no surprise to find that there have been numerous drug and alcohol rehab centers and clinics that have popped up to help those who are battling fierce drug and/or alcohol addictions.  That being said, in a recent new article that was published,  it seems that one way to improve the drug and alcohol abuse situation is to deal with it head on.

There are many people who are debating the fact that healthcare is actually being helped along by the fact that there are potential savings to be had from having all of these drug and alcohol rehab programs as well as drug and alcohol treatment centers. The article goes on to say the following:

A recent study by CASA, Columbia University’s National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse, found federal and state spending on health care for drug, alcohol, and tobacco abusers totaled more than $200 billion a year. A fraction of this money goes to treating addiction and promoting recovery, while the lion’s share is swallowed up by treatment of the many acute and life-threatening conditions caused by the disease. A federal study found 1 out of 14 hospital stays each year — which account for 2.3 million admissions — are directly related to drug or alcohol abuse alone. [source]

In essence, the theme that seems to be recurring in this article is the saying “Prevention is Better Than Cure.”  The same could be said of a lot of things in life.  For instance, obesity often leads to other health issues such as diabetes or heart failure- both of which are extremely costly.  In the meantime, if you watch what you eat by taking in small, frequent portion sizes and maintaining regular exercise, you prevent this from happening, saving yourself and countless others tons of money.  Why should drug and alcohol abuse be any different?

For more information about drug and alcohol rehab for women, contact The Mark Houston Recovery Center for Women today at 877.383.4426.

The following is a video documentary on the war on drugs and is extremely interesting.  Watch it and leave comments below!

For more information about drug and alcohol recovery, or to learn more about our 30 day drug and alcohol rehab program, contact Mark Houston Recovery today!

Over the next few weeks, we’re going to be posting an excellent documentary about the health issues that women face when it comes to how they perceive their body image. The following documentary follows two female journalists who accept a challenge to lose a tremendous amount of weight by altering their diets the way that many other women would in order to be “skinny”. Take a look.

For more information about drug and alcohol rehab for women, contact The Mark Houston Recovery Center for Women today at 877.383.4426.

According to a recent article published in the Irish Medical Times, yes they do.

The Women’s Health Council (WHC) claims that young women have almost caught up with their male peers when it comes to the frequency with which they consume alcoholic beverages.  Almost shockingly, young women are 44 percent more likely to binge drink compared to young men at 42 percent.  Not only this, but evidence is showing that consuming alcohol by binge drinking also tends to act as a sort of gateway into other illicit drug use such as cannabis and heroine.

So, why are women so much more vulnerable to the negative health effects of alcohol and drug abuse?  Why is it that these women seem that much more prone to developing a drug addiction than their male counterparts?  The WHC had this to say on the subject:

Women’s biological make-up is partly responsible, particularly their hormones and their proportionally higher ratio of fat to water than men. These affect how much and how quickly alcohol and drugs are absorbed..[source]

What Can be Done?

There is a saying that “prevention is better than cure,” and nowhere else is this more true than when it comes to drug and/or alcohol abuse.  Perhaps parents or other adult figures need to sit down with females at a young age.  Girls need to know that there is more than one way to handle stress other than by using drugs or alcohol.  There are people that they can talk to if they have a problem.  There are other creative outlets that they can go into and utilize.  It doesn’t always have to come back to a bottle of alcohol to “have a good time”.

For more information about drug and alcohol rehab for women, contact The Mark Houston Recovery Center for Women today at 877.383.4426.

The History Channel put together a fantastic documentary on the history of Marijuana; here is the final part:

For more information about drug and alcohol recovery, or to learn more about our 30 day drug and alcohol rehab program, contact Mark Houston Recovery today!

Over the next few weeks, we’re going to be posting an excellent documentary about the health issues that women face when it comes to how they perceive their body image.  The following documentary follows two female journalists who accept a challenge to lose a tremendous amount of weight by altering their diets the way that many other women would in order to be “skinny”.  Take a look.

For more information about drug and alcohol rehab for women, contact The Mark Houston Recovery Center for Women today at 877.383.4426.

Over the next few weeks, we’re going to be posting an excellent documentary about the health issues that women face when it comes to how they perceive their body image.  The following documentary follows two female journalists who accept a challenge to lose a tremendous amount of weight by altering their diets the way that many other women would in order to be “skinny”.  Take a look.

For more information about drug and alcohol rehab for women, contact The Mark Houston Recovery Center for Women today at 877.383.4426.

There are many reasons why women drink alcohol.  For some, the consumption of alcohol begins at an early age.  Perhaps, as children, they witnessed one or both of their parents, siblings or other family members drinking alcohol.  For countless other women, drinking is seen more as a rite of passage.  For instance, when you turn 21 years of age in the United States, it is almost customary (and somewhat expected) that you will potentially become impaired after consuming large quantities of alcohol and/or liquor. But still, for other women, drinking alcohol stems from something much more serious. Perhaps a woman is suffering from depression or is struggling with the stress that can sometimes come from working too much, career, family or otherwise.

Drunk Driving: No Stranger to Women

When we hear about drunk drivers, many of us conjure a picture of a young man behind the wheel of a vehicle.  Seldom, do we think of a woman behaving so irresponsibly, which is perhaps why it is all the more shocking to hear about women who have been caught driving drunk.

In a recent article that was published by TimesUnion, Albany County Sheriff, Jim Campbell was somewhat shocked when he stopped a drunk driver and discovered that not only was it a woman, but that she also had two children in the car at the time.  The woman, 48 year-old Robin Ann Greene, ended up being charged with driving while intoxicated and endangering the welfare of a child, both misdemeanors. Her blood alcohol content (BAC): 0.11 percent.  All of this comes in the wake of the horrific Taconic State Parkway crash in which a mother was both drunk and high while driving down the wrong side of the road, killing herself and her children.

According to an article published by CBS, driving drunk is no longer a male-only problem.  In fact, according to federal government statistics, in more than half the country, the number of women arrested for driving under the influence rose nearly 29 percent between 1998 and 2007.  Two possibilities for the sudden increase in drunk driving among women include binge drinking as well as general stress levels of women increasing due to increased responsibilities within their family and workplace. But is it an excuse?

For more information about drug and alcohol rehab for women, contact The Mark Houston Recovery Center for Women today at 877.383.4426.

There are many reasons why women drink alcohol.  For some, the consumption of alcohol begins at an early age.  Perhaps, as children, they witnessed one or both of their parents, siblings or other family members drinking alcohol.  For countless other women, drinking is seen more as a rite of passage.  For instance, when you turn 21 years of age in the United States, it is almost customary (and somewhat expected) that you will potentially become impaired after consuming large quantities of alcohol and/or liquor. But still, for other women, drinking alcohol stems from something much more serious. Perhaps a woman is suffering from depression or is struggling with the stress that can sometimes come from working too much, career, family or otherwise.

Drunk Driving: No Stranger to Women

When we hear about drunk drivers, many of us conjure a picture of a young man behind the wheel of a vehicle.  Seldom, do we think of a woman behaving so irresponsibly, which is perhaps why it is all the more shocking to hear about women who have been caught driving drunk.

In a recent article that was published by TimesUnion, Albany County Sheriff, Jim Campbell was somewhat shocked when he stopped a drunk driver and discovered that not only was it a woman, but that she also had two children in the car at the time.  The woman, 48 year-old Robin Ann Greene, ended up being charged with driving while intoxicated and endangering the welfare of a child, both misdemeanors. Her blood alcohol content (BAC): 0.11 percent.  All of this comes in the wake of the horrific Taconic State Parkway crash in which a mother was both drunk and high while driving down the wrong side of the road, killing herself and her children.

According to an article published by CBS, driving drunk is no longer a male-only problem.  In fact, according to federal government statistics, in more than half the country, the number of women arrested for driving under the influence rose nearly 29 percent between 1998 and 2007.  Two possibilities for the sudden increase in drunk driving among women include binge drinking as well as general stress levels of women increasing due to increased responsibilities within their family and workplace. But is it an excuse?

For more information about drug and alcohol rehab for women, contact The Mark Houston Recovery Center for Women today at 877.383.4426.

The History Channel put together a fantastic documentary on the history of Marijuana, which we will look at over the next few weeks.  Here is the fourth part:

For more information about drug and alcohol recovery, or to learn more about our 30 day drug and alcohol rehab program, contact Mark Houston Recovery today!