Reading Time: 3 MinutesWe as humans all need love and intimacy in our lives to feel whole. However if your search for a sexual or romantic connection feels like an overwhelming need, you may be dealing with a dangerous addiction that can threaten your health, social life, and professional life. Individuals who have a sex or love addiction […]
Reading Time: 3 MinutesWhat is Intergenerational trauma? Intergenerational trauma is an unconscious grief from the historical trauma experienced by Indigenous peoples that is passed from generation to generation. Intergenerational trauma is defined as “The intergenerational and unconscious grief from the historical trauma experienced by Indigenous peoples is passed from generation to generation due to forced relocation, land dispossession, […]
Reading Time: 4 Minutes“Get your beauty sleep” is an understatement, and we all need quality sleep regularly to thrive. Research shows that adults need 7-9 hours of uninterrupted sleep each night, but unfortunately, our adult society is sleep-deprived. Adults in the United States average six hours sleep each night with hopes of stacking sleep on the weekends, a […]
Reading Time: 4 Minutes“Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM) was launched nationwide in October 1987 as a way to connect and unite individuals and organizations working on domestic violence issues while raising awareness for those issues. Over the past 30+ years, much progress has been made to support domestic violence victims and survivors, to hold abusers accountable, and to […]
Reading Time: 2 MinutesCrocodile, when injected, produces an immediate high but at a high cost. Crocodile drug gets its name from the unsightly appearance at the injection site, which turns green and scaly. The injection site is often infected and can result in dead tissue and infected ulcers that often need antibiotics, debridement, and sometimes even surgery. Other […]
Reading Time: 4 MinutesMental health refers to your emotional and psychological well-being and encompasses your thoughts, feelings, emotions, and how you react and process them. Your mental health affects your actions and how you treat yourself and others. Your mental health can also have an impact on your physical health. For example, when an individual neglects their mental […]
Reading Time: 2 MinutesThe entire team at AKUA Mind and Body is incredibly proud of how dedicated our staff works daily to provide the best treatment services possible for our clients and their families. In addition, we congratulate our fellow addiction treatment centers, who were also ranked in California’s top 80 treatment centers. AKUA Mind and Body-women’s residential […]
Reading Time: 4 MinutesWhat is alcohol addiction? Alcohol is one of the most commonly used (and misused) substances in the U.S. In 2019, 25.8% of people aged 18 and older reported binge drinking in the past month, 85.6% of people reported drinking alcohol at some point in their lives, and 14.5 million people aged 12 and older had […]
Reading Time: 4 MinutesMental illness formally referred to as mental health disorders, is extremely common among adults and children in the United States. Unfortunately, although improved, there is still a stigma associated with mental health disorders, creating barriers to treatment. Mental health disorders range from mood disorders such as bipolar disorder and depression, anxiety disorders, and personality disorders […]
Reading Time: 4 MinutesDrug Addiction Treatment in Newport Beach Drug addiction is chronic compulsive drug use that affects the individual’s brain, body, and environment. Addiction rewires the brain, making it extremely difficult for the individual to stop using the drug of abuse, even if they desire to quit. Uncontrollable drug use often results in harmful consequences that include […]
