The New Outlook Detox Blog

The Epidemic Inside the Pandemic For the past 12 months, the nation’s medical community correctly and understandably focused nearly all its attention on the COVID-19 pandemic.  Now with millions being vaccinated, we are seemingly turning the corner and are returning our focus to a different health crisis that never went away and got worse during COVID. The Opioid Crisis continued to loom over the U.S. and even get progressively worse due to the limited resources during the pandemic. Research … [Read more...] about Pain Medication Addiction Avoidance & Awareness

Celebrating our 3rd Year of Providing a Safe & Supportive Detox Environment 2020 was a difficult year for the world with the rise of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many people found themselves out of work, losing family members, or going through health crises themselves. The Opioid epidemic didn’t pause for the pandemic, in fact overdose numbers rose. The extra stressors and unknowns that arose during the last year has lead many towards abusing drugs and alcohol, either for the first time or … [Read more...] about Celebrating Our 3rd Year

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Hitting rock bottom is often the trigger to push someone towards sobriety, but to truly break an addiction the underlying cause has to be addressed. Drugs and alcohol are easy escapes to dull the thoughts and feelings we want to ignore. But those ‘escapes' poison your body and your behaviors to hurt you in more ways than the mental health problem you may be trying to ignore. Statistics on the overlap between mental health and substance use disorders show … [Read more...] about Mental Health, Addiction, and Detox

What is Alcohol Awareness Month? Alcohol Awareness Month, sponsored by the National Council for Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD), is a national public health awareness campaign that takes place every April. Alcohol Awareness Month was established in 1987 in order to raise awareness and educate the general public about the affects and treatment options of one of our nation’s top public health problems: alcoholism. Alcohol awareness month allows communities to focus on spreading awareness … [Read more...] about April is Alcohol Awareness Month

Detox is the Frist Step in Recovery, but it Can be Dangerous The road towards sobriety is a difficult one and the first step is detoxing the harmful substances from your system. This leads to withdrawal symptoms which can be so painful and difficult to struggle through that individuals may find themselves using again. In extreme cases these withdrawal symptoms can lead to permanent harm and even death. Everyone’s detox timeline will be different depending on the substances abused, the … [Read more...] about DIY Detox Dangers

Overcoming Alcohol Use Disorder Who does Alcohol Use Disorder Affect? Alcohol is not subjective, nor is it selective, because of its accessibility and availability, it can affect anyone at any age and any walk of life. Though there are laws and regulations regarding consumption, alcohol seems to be one of those substances that is tangible and does not discriminate, which increases the risk of Alcohol abuse, leading to Alcohol Use Disorder. Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) currently affects more … [Read more...] about Signs of Alcohol Dependency