It's no secret that to overcome an addiction, you'll have to start with the detoxification process. However, knowing how to detox your body isn't always clear. At First Step in West Palm Beach, we make the process transparent, guided and safe. Take a closer look at...

The goal of treatment is to break free from the chemical bonds of an addiction. A healthy body will have a better chance of succeeding in recovery. A healthy diet can be a great way to increase health, get through treatment faster and suffer fewer side effects....

One of the worst parts about having heroin addiction is dealing with consistent withdrawal symptoms. When most people begin using the drug, they do it to get “high” and escape from stressful thoughts and feelings for a while. Unfortunately, coming down from that high...

Watching a loved one in the clutches of addiction can be confusing and scary. The person you once knew is no longer there, and now you’re left to deal with someone completely different. It’s common for loved ones to look at the person with an addiction and think he or...

Substance abuse treatment can be a long and challenging journey. Detox is arguably the most important step on that journey. Explore how detox starts the recovery process and learn why a quality detox program is important. Why Detox is a Critical Part of Substance...

People who suffer from substance abuse problems like alcohol abuse are often scared to go through the withdrawal process because of horror stories they’ve heard. For instance, it’s not uncommon for people to say that cravings will never go away, but that’s meant to...

When you're addicted to drugs or alcohol, the last thing you want to do is think about the fact that in order to get clean you’ll have to go through a detox. And while treatment alone isn't so much the issue, it means that your body will go through withdrawal as it’s...

Ecstasy, MDMA or Molly as it is known on the street is a designer drug that found its way into the mainstream in late 1980’s early 1990’s and is a drug of choice for the next generation. It is a dangerous cocktail of a number of different substances that create a...

People often talk about the physical symptoms of withdrawal, but they rarely focus on the emotional ones. While the physical symptoms of a detox are well worth discussing, so too are the emotional and mental symptoms that you'll experience during withdrawal....

Being a parent is a wonderful joy, but it’s also a difficult and frightening responsibility, and there are so many things you worry about when it comes to your children: their health, their safety, their futures, and their mental well-being, among other things. When...