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Art therapy is a vastly beneficial and soothing form of addiction recovery therapy that anyone can employ long after rehab is over to maintain sobriety, calm, and focus….
Category: Therapy
Spending Time In Nature Is Good For Recovery and Treatment
With stress and anxiety playing a critical role in addiction, rehab specialists are discovering that spending time in nature is a great therapy tool for treatment and long term recovery….
Benefits of Music Therapy
Addiction recovery is about healing the body, mind, and soul. Music therapy has tremendous benefits to achieving this level of healing in the recovery process….
Reasons Why “Self-Care” Can Be Hard For People To Develop
Self-Care is both a practice and a mindset that is crucial to successful recovery from substance abuse, but there are several reasons why self-are can be hard for people to develop on their own….
The Problem of Spiritual Bypassing When Spirituality is Part of Recovery
Recovery is both mental and spiritual in nature, as one must commit fully to the life change of sober living, however the problem of spiritual bypassing means cutting out one of the most fundamental parts of recovery….
Spirituality Is Not One-Size-Fits-All
The role of spirituality in addiction recovery is central to many 12 step programs and treatment methodologies, but the concept of a higher power varies from person to person….
3 Ways To Practice Forgiving And Moving On
During treatment and recovery from addiction, it’s important to practice the art of forgiveness so that you can heal and move on from trauma and pain. 3…
Can Couples, Siblings, Friends Join Rehab Together
Should two friends, a couple, brothers & sisters, or family members who both suffer from alcohol or drug addiction attend rehab together? Read more….
Creative Writing in Addiction Recovery
We provide new Creative Writing workshops for addiction recovery at Castle Craig. Using creative input during alcohol & drug rehab treatment has many benefits….
New Research Findings: Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy is of “Profound Importance” to Opiate Detox
Groundbreaking research found that hyperbaric oxygen treatment (HBOT) can halve the symptoms of opiate withdrawal. This research could pave the way for HBOT to be officially recognised as an aid for opiate detox….
Don’t Fear the Group
Many people who contemplate entering addiction treatment want it all to consist of personal attention, specifically one-to-one therapy. Castle Craig therapist explains the benefits of group therapy….
Dialectical Behavioural Therapy
Castle Craig Rehab will offer an adapted Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT) programme that is more suited to an inpatient programme. We will cover 3 modules: mindfulness, emotional regulation and distress tolerance….
Writing for Recovery | Addiction Recovery Blog
Addiction therapist recounts how he used writing as a positive way to progress his recovery. Read more articles on alcohol & drug addiction recovery & support….
How To Handle Grief | Grief & Bereavement Therapy
People with alcohol or drugs addiction try to avoid grief through the use of substances. Read how to overcome grief and bereavement support at Castle Craig Rehab….
The Benefits of Equine Therapy
Equine Assisted Psychotherapy uses interaction with horses to explore a patient’s behavioural patterns. Read how it is used to treat alcohol and drugs addiction….
Arrogance is a Defence Mechanism | Addiction Therapy
Arrogance and superiority are a notable characteristic of alcoholics and people with a drug addiction. Read how we address defence mechanisms in addiction therapy….
Rapping About Addiction Rehab
In recent years, rappers and hip hop enthusiasts began to talk about their addiction problems. Macklemore and Eminem were hooked on drugs. Now they rap about recovery….
The Medical Benefits of Oxygen Therapy
Prof Philip James argues for a greater use of oxygen therapy in medicine. At Castle Craig we use hyperbaric oxygen therapy to treat drug and alcohol addiction….
Methadone programme in Scotland
Leading drug expert says the methadone programme in Scotland is “a black hole”. Read about the lack of data to measure the methadone programme’s impact in Scotland….
Hamilton Academical | The Football Club Fighting Addiction
Hamilton Academical is a Scottish football club that fights addiction by promoting 12 step meetings during their matches and in the local community….
Smoking Makes It Harder to Stop Drinking
Researchers at Yale University have found that smoking may be making recovery from alcohol addiction far more difficult than it already is….
What Families Can Do When Their Loved One is in Rehab
Advice from our therapist Gordon Hogg on how families can help someone who is in residential addiction treatment….
Afghan Veteran Ben Parkinson Gets Oxygen Treatment
Ben Parkinson, the most injured British soldier to have returned from Afghanistan, is receiving Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment at Castle Craig Hospital….
What is a Therapeutic Community
The therapeutic community at Castle Craig is a powerful part of the addiction treatment programme. Patients offer mutual support in recovery….
10 Ways To Build Self Respect
One of our addiction therapists writes about how to build self respect and take responsibility for our own lives….
