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Resources for Overcoming Addictions
Each person experiences recovery differently. That’s why, at CC Adicciones, we offer our patients and their families a variety of therapeutic and guidance resources that reinforce clinical and outpatient treatments.
Whether you are just starting to learn, seeking outpatient support, needing complementary tools for your treatment, or looking for guidance near your location through our network of collaborating detox centers, here you will find practical information, emotional support, and access to specialized programs.
We understand the crucial importance of inpatient treatment in the recovery process for patients struggling with addictions. We recognize that, despite the relevance of this step, some individuals may be hesitant to consider the possibility of being admitted to a rehabilitation center. The reasons can be diverse, ranging from a lack of time or resources to the need to remain active in their work roles or other commitments.
At CC Adicciones, we are committed to providing flexible options tailored to the individual needs of each patient. We understand that every person is unique, and their recovery process must be designed to fit their particular circumstances.
That is why we offer, in some cases, the possibility of starting treatment at an outpatient center. This approach allows individuals to receive the necessary care and support without having to fully compromise their daily lives. We understand that flexibility is key, and by offering outpatient treatments, we seek to remove barriers that might prevent people from accessing the care they need.
At our outpatient center, patients can receive high-quality services, including individual and group therapies, specialized counseling, and a comprehensive approach to address the physical, mental, and emotional dimensions of addiction.
We firmly believe that every step, whether through inpatient or outpatient treatment, is fundamental for long-term success in recovery. Our team is committed to providing the necessary support at every stage of the journey, ensuring that each patient receives the personalized care they deserve. At CC Adicciones, we are here to accompany and facilitate the recovery process, recognizing and respecting the individual circumstances of each person who trusts us with their care.
Compulsive shopping addiction during Christmas
Shopping increases during the Christmas season. Christmas is a time of excess and shopping is no exception. During the holidays, excessive consumption occurs: typical gifts are bought, as well as food for family celebrations… People are more predisposed to buy
Alcohol Detox Centre
Alcohol does not help combat the cold
Winter arrives, and with it, in many places, a sharp drop in temperatures. And that’s when we hear again the false myth that in cold countries or those with lower temperatures, we can use alcohol as a method to warm
Alcohol consumption during the Christmas holidays
Christmas is approaching, and with it, the large dinners will return. Family, friends, and many people gathering to celebrate special dates. To celebrate, tables are typically filled with plenty of food and large quantities of alcohol. This alcohol consumption during
Substance addictions
How to quit drugs on your own: Tips for staying abstinent
Quitting narcotics and toxic substances is always a long, difficult process full of obstacles. This can lead to frequent relapses, dropping out of the detox process, related consequences, side effects, and losing hope of recovering from an addiction. For this
Detox Center
Psychological disorders caused by drug use
One of the most obvious consequences of using drugs is the negative effects they have on the body. These symptoms can be both physical and psychological, and their severity will depend in part on the amount consumed. On the other
Cannabis Detox Center
Tips and benefits of quitting cannabis
In the entire process that leads a person to an addiction, there are many stages along the way. The detox or quitting phase—giving up the drug or addictive behaviour—is, without a doubt, one of the most difficult. It is at
Substance addictions
How to tell if someone smokes cannabis?
Marijuana, joints, and all products associated with cannabis consumption have been experiencing a golden age in recent years. Many health experts are finding more and more uses for this substance as a therapeutic remedy. However, this fact is leading to
Detox Center
What is addiction treatment for?
Suffering from an addiction is one of the worst things that can happen to a person. Not only can it have very harmful effects on the body, it also has very negative consequences for the addict’s environment. Friendships, work, and
Substance addictions
Relapse in Addictions: How to Avoid It During Holy Week
Holy Week is very close, a holiday period that each year invites people to enjoy the celebrations and various festivities held in all the towns and municipalities of Spain. As is customary in this type of event, relaxation, excess, and
Addictive behaviors
How does having an addicted father or mother affect children?
Developing an addiction is, in itself, one of the worst things that can happen to someone in life. But if this illness occurs within the family while living with young children, the consequences can be even more dramatic. Children see
Detox Center
Group Therapies in Addictions: How They Help in Recovery
The treatment of addictions typically has a comprehensive approach that includes diverse methods to work toward the addict’s recovery. The most common approach is for the rehabilitation process to combine medication treatment with personalized therapy sessions with the patient. In
Addictive behaviors
The Benefits of Physical Exercise for Overcoming Addiction
That physical exercise is good for health is well-known. It is not only beneficial physically but also offers many mental health advantages. It improves a person’s autonomy, memory, and quickness of thought, and fosters feelings like optimism and euphoria, while
Substance addictions
Drug dependence and addiction: What is the difference?
In the world of drugs and the use of toxic substances, there is a whole universe of terms to refer to each reality. Among them, drug dependence and addiction are two of the best known and most widely used in
Detox Center
Addiction treatment: a necessary solution
When a person reaches a point where drugs have taken control of their life and they feel unable to get out of that situation, it becomes clear that they need outside help. That is when an entire rehabilitation process begins,
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How to Help Someone Quit Addiction
For a person who has started regularly using drugs or has been fostering harmful behavior towards themselves, it can be difficult to understand their real situation. Accepting that one suffers from dependence on a substance or activity is always a
Alcohol Detox Centre
How to Quit Alcohol: Tips for Success
All drugs have the power to become an addiction that can be very difficult to overcome. Once that point is reached, the best solution is to seek admission to an addiction treatment center to regain self-control. One of the drugs
Addictive behaviors
How an Addiction Treatment Centre Can Help You Overcome Dependence
When a person addicted to drugs considers how to recover from an addiction, it is normal to begin a rehabilitation process. To do so, the most reliable solution is to enter an addiction treatment centre, where therapists and addiction-disorder specialists
Addictive behaviors
How to Quit Drugs: Treatment with the Transtheoretical Model of Change
When a person develops an addiction, they go through different phases until they eventually become dependent on the drug or addictive behavior. This process can be longer or shorter, but it usually ends with an inability to control the impulses
Addictive behaviors
CCAdicciones arrives in Andalusia
Outpatient Drug Dependency Center, Day Center, and Therapeutic Apartments in Seville Throughout its more than 15 years of operation as an Accredited Private Center for the Treatment of Addictions, Addictive Behaviors, and Drug Dependencies, CCAdicciones has organized a care model
Substance addictions
Popper Drug: How Does It Affect Health?
In the world of drugs, any substance is susceptible to causing an addictive disorder if abused or administered irresponsibly. In this regard, we find the Popper drug, a narcotic widely used by the homosexual community, although it is also extensively
Detox Center
Oxycodone as a drug
Of all the drugs consumed around the world, many are pharmaceuticals prescribed for specific treatments. Of these, some are easier to obtain, such as sedatives, while others are less so. One of these medications that is difficult to access, although
Substance addictions
What burundanga is, what its effects are, and how to act
Although it is no longer very common in our society, burundanga is still present in some places. A fact that is easily forgotten and always causes conflicts when it is used. This narcotic is very dangerous due to the effects
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Salvia divinorum: What it is, its effects, and its risks
When a person decides to consume drugs, they do so seeking specific effects. Some look for a stimulant to last longer at a party, others prefer substances that induce a state of relaxation, or even those who pursue a psychedelic
Substance addictions
Symptoms of Alcoholism: The Beginning of the Disease
Alcohol consumption is one of the most common activities worldwide since time immemorial. Despite its social acceptance, until a few years ago, adequate emphasis had not been placed on warning about the consequences it generates on health and the body.
Detox Center
Hallucinogenic mushrooms and their effects
There are so many drugs in the world that, if we made a list, it would be virtually endless. And although substances such as cocaine and cannabis are among the most popular, there are many others that also find their
Substance addictions
Tussi: The popular pink cocaine
Despite the fact that there is greater sensitivity and concern for health as time goes by, it is also true that new drugs are constantly being created. These are increasingly addictive, a fact that hinders recovery and compromises lives through
Detox Center
Synthetic drugs
The world of drugs is as extensive as it is varied. Different classifications exist to distinguish between types of substances based on various factors. For example, according to the effects they produce, we can find depressant drugs, stimulant drugs, or
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Signs of addiction: how to spot an addictive disorder early
Often, when a person develops an addiction, both those around them and the person themselves take some time to realise the new reality the addict is living. Not being aware of this reality can worsen the situation for the addicted
Substance addictions
Cannabis Withdrawal Syndrome
When we speak of withdrawal, we refer to the sensation a person experiences when abruptly stopping the use of a drug. This syndrome manifests with a series of symptoms that vary depending on the frequency and intensity with which the
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The Nucleus Accumbens: Its Function and Relationship with Addictions
The brain is the most delicate part of the entire body. Through its neuronal system, it connects all brain cells that control physical and psychological stimuli in order to transmit information. One of its most important regions is the nucleus
Detox Center
The addiction landscape during the Covid-19 pandemic
2020 has been an atypical year in every sense. The Covid-19 pandemic and the lockdown situation changed the pace of life for millions of people who found themselves unable to leave their homes for weeks. This did not only affect
Substance addictions
The Most Common Addictions in 2020
Spain is a region of the world that, due to its status as a Mediterranean country, has a very special culture and lifestyle. Among these, there is a great appreciation and preference for celebrations and following the latest trends, which
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The Risks of Cannabis in Adolescents
Adolescence is a stage of life where not only physiological changes occur, but it is also common for young people to want to try new things and experiences. Often, the more rebellion or sense of illegality an experience implies, the
Addictive behaviors
Video games in behavioural addictions and Covid-19: How have they changed during the pandemic?
The Spanish Observatory on Drugs and Addictions, an organisation dedicated to the study and dissemination of information on this subject, has produced a special report this year on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on addictions. With regard to behavioural
Detox Center
How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected drug use?
We are about to reach the end of 2020, which is very likely the most unusual and exceptional year we have experienced in recent decades. The Covid-19 pandemic, along with lockdown and the restrictions that are still in place, have
Addictive behaviors
Internet addiction has skyrocketed in 2020
Addiction to the Internet has grown exponentially this year. A situation never seen before, which has been intensified by the current pandemic situation of Covid19. This is the result of several reports carried out by psychologists and disorder specialists who
Detox Center
Polydrug Use and Its Associated Risks
Many people decide to use drugs at certain times in their lives, and some even do so habitually. The reasons can vary: obtaining momentary pleasurable effects, escaping reality, avoiding confronting problems, etc. The use of any drug carries a series
Substance addictions
Study Pills: The Risk of Overstimulating the Mind
The holiday season is approaching, which for students means the start of vacation and a brief pause from the academic year before exams arrive. Due to the significant psychological pressure and stress they endure in order to pass their subjects
Detox Center
Do drugs affect men and women equally?
The effects that most drugs have on the body have been known for a long time. Various studies and the personal experiences of people who use these substances have highlighted the risks involved in taking drugs. Everyone can be affected,
Addictive behaviors
Compulsive Buying Syndrome: Causes and Available Treatments
Consumerism is one of the characteristics that define our current society and, without regulation, can represent a risk to people’s emotional health. Despite this, we have become accustomed to living this way and people increasingly buy in greater quantity and
Addictive behaviors
Differences between men and women regarding addiction
Drug use has a series of more or less known effects that jeopardize the health of the user. These symptoms can be both physiological and mental in nature. The greater and more prolonged the consumption over time, the greater the
Addictive behaviors
Impulsive Shopping: The Addiction to Uncontrolled Spending
Making purchases, or doing so often, does not pose any risk or problem. The reason is that it is a basic activity to subsist and acquire necessary goods for daily life. However, conflict arises when there is an emotional circumstance
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Most common causes of drug addiction
Around the world, many people, for various reasons, end up falling into drug addiction. From genetic factors to stressful situations or even under medical prescription, there are many reasons that can bring a person into contact with drugs. In general,
Detox Center
CCAdicciones at the 6th Addiction Meeting in A Coruña
Once again, one of the most renowned events in the sector of addictions, dependencies, and treatments in Spain, the ENAC (the Encuentro Adicciones Coruña), took place a few days ago. This event, organized by the Instituto Terapéutico Gallego, has reached
Substance addictions
How a Former Addict Views His Recovery Process: The Story of Raul Balam Ruscalleda
It is not easy to get a former addict who has overcome their hell to talk about the experience of addiction treatment. Developing a drug addiction is one of the worst situations a person can experience. The most basic healthy
Substance addictions
The Krokodil Drug and Its Terrible Effects
The drug Krokodil, also known as Desomorphine, is a type of homemade drug made from opiates. Its effect after consumption can be up to approximately ten times more intense than that produced by heroin. This makes it one of the
Substance addictions
Cocaine Withdrawal Syndrome
When we speak of withdrawal syndrome, we refer to the sensation experienced by a person when drug use is abruptly discontinued. This syndrome manifests with a series of symptoms that differ depending on the frequency and intensity with which the
Substance addictions
How to tell if someone is smoking crack
Crack is a highly lethal drug for one’s health and, at the same time, widely consumed around the world. It originates from cocaine as a derivative substance and is produced by mixing cocaine paste with sodium bicarbonate. Before consumption, it
Addictive behaviors
How to tell if someone has an addiction
Drug addiction is a disease that affects a person’s brain and behavior, leading to an inability to control the use of said drugs. Typically, the individual starts using occasionally, but over time, usage progressively increases until an addiction develops. This
Addictive behaviors
What is bigorexia: Symptoms and consequences
Bigorexia is a psychological disorder often closely related to eating habits. Its nature is based on a pathology that creates an excessive and even obsessive concern in the affected person for maintaining their figure and physical appearance. The reason for
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