Suboxone Withdrawal Symptoms: What to Expect & How to Taper Safely

Addiction Treatment Center, Medication Assisted Treatment

By BrightView BrightView Meet The Editorial Team Published: October 7, 2025 Updated: October 7, 2025 Today, Suboxone is one of the most widely used medications for treating opioid addiction. It’s a combination of buprenorphine and naloxone, and is sold under several brand names, including Subutex, Sublocade, and Brixadi. Although using a medication to treat drug addiction might seem counterintuitive, Suboxone is a highly effective and safe tool for managing opioid dependence. However, like many medications, stopping Suboxone abruptly can lead to withdrawal symptoms. Understanding these symptoms is important for anyone…

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The Impact of Stress on Addiction and Recovery

Addiction Recovery, Addiction Treatment Center, Recovery

By BrightView BrightView Meet The Editorial Team Published: October 7, 2025 Updated: October 7, 2025 The Impact of Stress on Addiction and Recovery (2025 Update) Stress is a natural response that helps us rise to challenges, but chronic or overwhelming stress can fuel addiction and make recovery harder. Over the past year, new research has deepened our understanding of how stress affects the brain and body, and what can help people stay on track in recovery. How Stress Fuels Addiction Stress activates the body’s “fight or flight” system. In short…

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Prescribed Pain: Exploring The Fine Line of Prescription Opioid Use

Addiction Recovery, Drug Rehab, Opioid Addiction Treatment

By Jenny Carey Jenny Carey Meet The Editorial Team Published: September 22, 2025 Updated: September 22, 2025 In 2023, opioid overdose resulted in the deaths of 217 people every day, as reported by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This number is devastating and shocking – how did we end up here? The answer overwhelming turns to prescribed pain pills. Living with chronic pain can affect nearly all aspects of your life, making it difficult to enjoy socializing, focus on work, and take care of yourself. To…

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Seasons Change, Moods Shift: Recognizing Relapse Risks and Coping with Fall Depression

Drug Addiction Treatment, Recovery

By dmcdonald dmcdonald Meet The Editorial Team Published: September 19, 2025 Updated: September 19, 2025 As the days grow shorter and the air turns crisp, many people find their energy and routines shifting. For those in recovery, seasonal change can bring unique challenges—whether that’s an increase in depressive symptoms, new triggers, or subtle signs of relapse. Understanding the connection between mental health and substance use is the first step to protecting progress. Why Seasons Can Impact Recovery Fall and winter often come with fewer daylight hours, colder weather, and disruptions…

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Top 8 Misconceptions About Addiction & Recovery

Addiction Recovery, Addiction Treatment Center, Alcohol Addiction Treatment, Recovery

By Jenny Carey Jenny Carey Meet The Editorial Team Published: September 8, 2025 Updated: September 9, 2025 Knowing fact from fiction is critical when it comes to the battle against addiction. While vast strides have been made in the awareness of and support around mental health, there is still a strong misunderstanding of addiction treatment and recovery. These common misconceptions contribute to the stigma of addiction, which is why it is essential for us to learn about the topic.   Here are the top 8 misconceptions about addiction and recovery:…

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The Science of Recovery: Why Addiction Is Healthcare, Not a Choice

Addiction Recovery, Addiction Treatment Center, Medication Assisted Treatment, Outpatient Treatment, Substance Abuse Treatment

By dmcdonald dmcdonald Meet The Editorial Team Published: September 8, 2025 Updated: September 9, 2025 Insights from BrightView’s Medical and Behavioral Health Experts: Dr. Deana Kimes & Rhonda Roper For too long, addiction has been misunderstood as a weakness, a failure, or a matter of willpower. But science tells a different story — one that reduces stigma, changes treatment, and saves lives. At BrightView, we know recovery is healthcare. It’s not about judgment, it’s about evidence-based medicine, compassionate counseling, and treating the whole person. Addiction Is a Disease, Not a…

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The Ripple Effect of Recovery: Why Harm Reduction Matters

Addiction Recovery, Drug Addiction Treatment, Recovery

By dmcdonald dmcdonald Meet The Editorial Team Published: August 27, 2025 Updated: September 9, 2025 Addiction never affects just one life. Neither does recovery. When referral partners—healthcare providers, courts, first responders, and community agencies—connect someone to treatment, the impact spreads far beyond the individual. Families heal, communities stabilize, and public safety improves.   Missy: Why Harm Reduction Saves Lives “If You Can Do It, So Can I”: Missy on Recovery’s Ripple Effect Missy Adams, now a peer support specialist at BrightView, remembers detoxing on a jail cell floor. Today, she…

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The Reset Month: Why August Is the Perfect Time to Realign in Recovery

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By dmcdonald dmcdonald Meet The Editorial Team Published: August 19, 2025 Updated: September 9, 2025 August doesn’t get the credit it deserves. It’s not a big resolution month. It’s not festive or reflective. It’s the breath before everything speeds up—the calm before fall schedules, back-to-school pressures, and holiday stress. But maybe that’s exactly what makes it so powerful. In recovery, we often wait for a breaking point to “start over.” But what if we reframed this moment—not as a relapse response or a dramatic overhaul, but as a gentle reset?…

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Understanding Overdose: Risk Factors, Warning Signs, and How to Save a Life

Addiction Recovery, Addiction Treatment Center

By dmcdonald dmcdonald Meet The Editorial Team Published: August 19, 2025 Updated: September 9, 2025 Expert Contributions From: Chief Tom Synan, Newtown Police Chief & Founding Member, Hamilton County Addiction Response Coalition and Gilbert Schmidt, State Medical Director, BrightView Each day in the United States, over 150 people die from overdoses involving synthetic opioids like fentanyl, according to the CDC.  Behind that staggering number are parents, siblings, children, friends — each with a story left unfinished. Overdose doesn’t just take lives; it leaves families reeling and communities searching for answers.…

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