Behavioral Health of the Palm Beaches is one of the country’s few true Dual Diagnosis Treatment Centers. Located in the beautiful Florida Palm Beaches providing successful drug and alcohol rehab treatment for over 15 years!
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In the harm reduction model, again, anything in a positive direction is seen as positive. There is nothing in harm reduction that doesn’t suggest that abstinence might be good, but it’s not necessarily a criteria. When you walk into a treatment center and it’s not harm reduction based, you’re asked to become abstinent immediately. There is no conceptualization of anything short of 100% stopping. In the harm reduction model, reducing the amount, frequency, the dangerousness of the method you’re using to obtain your drug or whatever it may be, it’s seen as progress. It unfolds, and you may stop treatment well before you achieve complete abstinence, and that’s alright.For more information go to aaalternatives.com

Substance abuse addiction treatmemt center in Florida.Depression, when it occurs with alcohol or substance abuse is very treatable. When diagnosed by our multiphase evaluation process, our staff psychiatrist can prescribe an appropriate medication to maintain a normal condition. Our clinical team is extensively trained to recognize and treat any and all mood disorders. Dependency and mood disorders need to be treated concurrently for successful, long term recovery. By applying the proper therapy and addressing key underlying issues, mood disorders can be treated successfully. Undiagnosed or improperly treated depression of any kind can trigger or promote chemical dependency and alcoholism. People who are clinically depressed will resort to using illegal drugs to self soothe and/or self-medicate their low feelings. Co-occurring disorders, formerly known as a dual diagnosis, is the condition describing an individual with both chemical dependency and an emotional or psychiatric illness. This can include depression (bi-polar), anxiety, OCD, personality disorders and other.