• Understanding Trauma and Substance Abuse in Minority Communities

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    While trauma and substance abuse exists in most communities, statistics show that those in minority communities are not only more likely to experience childhood [...]

  • How a Community Liaison Officer Can Help Your Recovery

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    When you seek help for a drug or alcohol addiction, one of the first faces you see may be a community liaison officer. If [...]

  • Facts About Substance Use in Virginia

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    Unfortunately, drug use has been on the rise across the United States. According to a Pew Research study, nearly half of the population knows [...]

  • Pyramid Healthcare, Inc. Opens Outpatient Treatment Program in Easton, Pennsylvania

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    ALTOONA, PA – July 20, 2022 - Pyramid Healthcare, Inc. announced today the opening of an outpatient treatment program in Easton, Pennsylvania for adults [...]

  • Pyramid Healthcare, Inc. Expands Outpatient Treatment Program at California, MD Campus

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    ALTOONA, PA – July 12, 2022 - Pyramid Healthcare, Inc. announced today the expansion of adult outpatient treatment services in California, Maryland that represents [...]

  • A Closer Look at Maryland’s Opioid and Non-Opioid Drug Numbers

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    It is rather common knowledge that a huge illegal drug epidemic exists in the United States—in fact, overdose death rates from opioids rose by [...]

  • A Mini-Guide to the Proper Terms for Addiction

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    There are some words that most of us are pretty familiar with when it comes to the conversation around substance abuse and addiction. These words [...]

  • Treating Comorbid Major Depressive Disorder and Addiction

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    It’s not uncommon to struggle with mental health and addiction at the same time. In fact, the National Institute on Drug Abuse estimates that around [...]

  • Getting the Most from Your Visits with an Addiction Psychiatrist

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    There’s a common misconception regarding addiction recovery that treatment consists exclusively of meetings with a therapist. While one-on-one or group therapy will make up the [...]

  • Can Many Benefit from MRT Programs?

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    Moral Reconation Therapy (MRT) is a method of therapeutic treatment which traditionally targeted individuals within the criminal justice system for the sake of increasing [...]

  • Tools for Reversing Alcohol Use Disorder Effects on Family

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    Seeing someone you love struggle with alcohol use disorder is heartbreaking. It’s no wonder you and so many others are searching for ways that you [...]

  • Mental Health Assessment Tools You’ll Want to Know About

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    It’s a common misconception that when you receive treatment for mental health, you’ll be lying on a couch, chatting with a therapist. In reality, mental [...]