Substance Abuse

Kirsten Banks, LPC, CPCS, CIP, CAI

TRAMADOL: A False Sence of Security

Tramadol, often referred to as a “non-narcotic” pain medication, is very much addictive and acts in a similar way to other opioid pain...

Kirsten Banks, LPC, CPCS, CAI, CIP

Recovery from Addiction: How Loved Ones Can Help

For decades, individuals suffering from addiction have traveled the same route toward recovery with some measure of success. That route...

Kirsten Banks, LPC, CPCS, CAI, CIP

5 Ways to Recognize Addiction Before it Takes Over

Drug and alcohol use in this country is on the rise, with over 23 million Americans addicted. To put that into clearer perspective,...

Kirsten Banks, LPC, CPCS, CAI, CIP

Can Long-Term Isolation Lead to an Addiction?

We are living through some of the most stressful times in recent history. With the global pandemic raging on, many of us are still...