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    How Long Does Recovery Take? Your Guide to Understanding the Drug Recovery Timeline

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    Whether you’ve been sober for one day or one year, it’s a common experience to wonder how long recovery takes, and what recovery timeline [...]

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    The Main Differences Between Panic Disorder vs Generalized Anxiety Disorder

    754 words|3.8 min read|

    Everyone experiences anxiety from time to time, and there’s nothing abnormal about feeling anxious. In most instances, anxiety is simply a normal human reaction [...]

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    ASAM Levels of Care for Pyramid Healthcare – Maryland: Q&A With Dominic Barone, VP of Operations

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    1. What ASAM levels of care are offered at our Maryland Facilities? Harford – 3.7WM, 3.7, 3.5 (Male and Female) Charlotte Hall –  3.7WM, [...]

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    Understanding Anxiety Disorders: The Top 5 Different Types of Anxiety

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    Stressful situations are inevitable in this lifetime. We all encounter them, and usually far more than just once or twice — and we all [...]

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    The Effects of Alcohol Abuse on Individuals and Families

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    Whether you live in the state of Virginia or not, you’ll want to know about the difference between alcohol use disorder and binge drinking, [...]

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    Inpatient and Outpatient Substance Abuse Treatment in Maryland

    777 words|3.9 min read|

    Whether you’re in Harford County or St. Mary’s County, if you’re a resident of Maryland looking for substance use disorder treatment, you want to [...]

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    Veterans and Depression

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    Feelings of sadness, loss of interest in activities people once enjoyed, isolation from others and low energy may be signs of depression. In some cases, [...]

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    4 Risk Factors for Substance Use Disorders in Maryland

    786 words|3.9 min read|

    Drug and alcohol abuse has plagued the United States, and the state of Maryland is no exception. In recent years, Maryland has implemented significant [...]

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    7 Practical Tips for Staying Sober During the Holidays

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    Your first few years of sobriety are the hardest.  It takes time to heal your body and mind, but it takes even more time [...]

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    The Top Warning Signs and Symptoms of Depression

    781 words|3.9 min read|

    Mental health awareness is at a record high in the States, but so are the cases of depression. The more we learn about depression, [...]

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    How to Experience the Benefits of Kindness

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    It seems that regardless of the origins of your moral views, it’s pretty universally agreed that kindness is the right thing to do. Acts [...]

  • What to Expect in Your First Mental Health Counseling Session

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    The importance of mental health — and mental health care — is finally being recognized. Awareness is spreading around about just how damaging the [...]