by PCT Detox Staff | Oct 23, 2020 | Drug and Alcohol Detox, Substance Abuse Treatment
If you or a loved one is struggling with meth abuse, it can be helpful to know the effects that meth can have on the body and mind. Learn what symptoms you can expect while detoxing from meth as well as the withdrawal timeline as you prepare for your journey to... 
by PCT Detox Staff | Sep 28, 2020 | Drug and Alcohol Detox, Substance Abuse Treatment
Amphetamines are synthetic, addictive, mood-altering drugs used as a stimulant to the central nervous system. Two examples of amphetamines are Adderall, which is a prescribed medication, and methamphetamine or “crystal meth”, which is an illegal drug sold on the... 
by PCT Detox Staff | Sep 1, 2020 | Drug and Alcohol Detox
People often think of hangovers as an annoying side effect that follows a night of drinking. Most simply take something for their headache, drink water, and disappear under a blanket for the day in order to deal with this self-inflicted illness. Few ... 
by PCT Detox Staff | Aug 4, 2020 | Addiction Treatment
“Prophet of evil I ever am to myself: forced forever into sorrowful auguries that I have no power to hide from my own heart, no, not through one night’s solitary dreams.” The above quote comes from the 19th-century novel “Confessions of an English... 
by PCT Detox Staff | Jul 9, 2020 | Drug and Alcohol Detox
It’s a common fact that many people drink alcohol and face alcohol withdrawal during detox. Alcohol is one of the most widely used psychoactive substances in the world. With its legality and social acceptability, it’s also one of the most actively abused... 
by PCT Detox Staff | May 22, 2020 | Addiction Treatment, detox programs, Drug and Alcohol Detox, Portland Drug Rehab, Rehab Programs
If you’ve never tried it, art therapy may sound like nothing more than a hippy-dippy way of seeking self-improvement. But in fact, art therapy is a diverse therapeutic method that can be helpful for folks of any age, sex, class, race, or background as a way to... 
by PCT Detox Staff | Apr 27, 2020 | Addiction Treatment
As the world is going through a highly unusual time, isolation has become the norm, whether by choice or by mandate. Isolation and loneliness have a tremendous effect on depression, drug addiction and alcoholism. When people are alone to deal with their own thoughts,... 
by PCT Detox Staff | Apr 15, 2020 | Drug and Alcohol Detox
I Relapsed, Now What? I asked myself this question so often that it became part of my everyday life. I regularly grappled with feelings of shame, remorse, guilt, confusion, and anger at my inability to stay sober. Rather than seek help after relapsing, I turned the... 
by PCT Detox Staff | Jun 7, 2018 | Addiction Treatment, detox programs, Drug and Alcohol Detox
Codependency: At a Glance The phrase codependency is thrown around a lot in our society. Often time met with either a muddled or confused definition. That is not to say that we in the addiction treatment field simply write off codependent characteristics... 
by PCT Detox Staff | Jan 12, 2018 | Oregon Trail Recovery
As we enter 2018, I want to send this letter to our friends, colleagues, and community partners. It is my belief that the addiction treatment field will be revolutionized this year by those of us who do the “right thing for the right reason.” A lot of unethical... 