Testimonial – David
David, age 25, was addicted to heroin for 6 years. David’s family tried to get treatment for his heroin addiction at three rehab/treatment facilities. All three failed. David’s mother didn’t give up...
View ArticleCarte Blanche Drug Addiction
Video – Part 1 Video – Part 2The post Carte Blanche Drug Addiction appeared first on ARCA Midwest.
View ArticleHeroin Response
Raising awareness on the Heroin problem in the St. Louis area has always been one of our passions, and we aren’t alone! On November 12th, 2012, the Nine Network hosted a Town-Hall meeting where a panel...
View ArticleIs Buprenorphine becoming an Office-Based Methadone?
Buprenorphine is the first major medication approved for the treatment of opioid addiction in almost twenty years. In terms of efficacy and convenience it has several major advantages over the existing...
View ArticleDeadly Dangers: Spike in Area Overdose Deaths Spotlight Need for Action
An article in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch last year called it an “epidemic.” A Riverfront Times piece referred to a growing sense of “fear and desperation.” Just this month, in media outlets from...
View ArticleBlog: Face to Face with Art
One of the hardest things anyone will ever be challenged to do is walk into the midst of strangers and say “I am an alcoholic and my name is ____.” In 1996, I did just that for the first time. If you...
View ArticlePlease Save Us from the Self-Appointed Experts on Addiction Treatment
Almost every week a new book appears in print on the memoirs of a person in recovery. Others are written by family members who either lost a loved one to alcoholism or drug addiction or how their loved...
View ArticleNewsTalk 97.1 – Heroin Addiction Recovery Interview
John, an ARCA patient, discusses his story about his recovery from heroin addiction with Dave Glover of NewsTalk 97.1 FM, Percy Menzies of ARCA, his mother, Jan, and father, Dan. John previously used...
View ArticleBlog: Face to Face with Art, Part 2
Early in recovery, many people discover that fear drives addiction. What seems like anger, worry, or depression is in fact fear. Three fears common to those stuck in addictive behavior are fear of...
View ArticleARCA Featured in the St. Louis Post Dispatch
ARCA was recently featured in the St. Louis Post Dispatch in an article following the story of an ARCA patient and her use of Vivitrol during treatment. You can read the article below which can be...
View ArticleFace to Face with Art – Part 3
Mindfulness: Being present to the moment in which one finds oneself. This posting will address why mindfulness is so important to attaining recovery and maintaining long-term sobriety, and throughout...
View ArticleFace to Face with Art – Part 4
Someone you care about has been given the ultimatum to “Get sober or get out,” received another DWI, awakened in Intensive Care from an overdose, realized that being in a blackout best explains...
View ArticleEvidence of National Heroin Addiction on the Rise
In the article below (originally found HERE), David Kerr of the Recovery Advisory Group notes that heroin addiction is on a quick rise in small cities and towns citing a video from the New York Times...
View ArticleSuboxone: Pros and Cons
In response to an article posted by the American News Report which talked about the remarkable increase in opioid prescriptions, Percy Menzies, President of ARCA and MIRA, followed up with the...
View ArticleTherapy is on a Sharp Decline
ARCA Midwest uses a comprehensive approach to treatment, providing patients with medications, counseling and therapy to aid in their long-term sobriety from drugs and alcohol. Patients benefit from...
View ArticlePrescription Heroin?
At ARCA Midwest and MIRA, there has been a sharp rise in the amount of patients being treated for heroin addiction. With viable treatment options that include anti-craving medications such as Vivitrol,...
View ArticleOpioid Treatment Should Go Beyond Methadone
Percy Menzies, President of ARCA Midwest, was recently asked to provide insight into the price of addiction concerning the use of methadone in the addiction treatment process. Mr. Menzies provided...
View ArticleMoms – A Great Resource for Vivitrol Medication Compliance
Percy Menzies, President of ARCA and MIRA, has been treating individuals with drug and alcohol addiction for many years and has found that making sure patients stick to their monthly Vivitrol...
View ArticleEngland’s Methadone Treatment Study Results
A recent article posted online at MailOnline.com, a UK news website, talked about Englands’ state sponsored Methadone treatment program. There are alternate treatment options to Methadone when...
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