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What Drugs Require A Detox?

Innovo Detox2022-07-15T19:25:59-04:00July 5, 2022|Detox|

For anyone that is in active addiction, regardless of how long or how much they are using, starting their addiction treatment and recovery journey with a detox and period of medical stabilization is always recommended. Making sure that 24/7 medical and clinical support is available to help someone through any withdrawal symptoms, be that physical withdrawal symptoms or any mental and emotional issues, and those first few days of stopping the use of drugs and alcohol is always beneficial. However, depending on what substances a person is using there will be a greater or lesser need for a medical detox. Not all substances are the same or effect a person the same. Some substances create physical dependency, while others [...]

What Happens During Detox for Drugs and Alcohol?

Innovo Detox2022-07-15T19:10:13-04:00June 28, 2022|Detox|

Entering a medical detox for drugs and alcohol is often the first step in an individual’s process of addiction treatment and personal recovery. Whether it was years in active addiction to drugs and alcohol, or just a short period of time misusing substances, detox offers a safe, supportive environment where someone can be medically separate from drugs and alcohol comfortably, and be brought to a place of physical, mental, and emotional stabilization. However, for many people suffering from substance use disorder, the thought of stopping the use of drugs and alcohol can be terrifying. Concern for withdrawal can be scary, but also can be the idea of how to live life sober and free of substances. Therefore, when talking [...]

How to Have A Fun, Sober Summer

Innovo Detox2022-07-15T18:28:25-04:00June 20, 2022|Addiction Recovery|

Summertime is many people’s favorite season. School is out, the weather is nice, and vacations are plentiful. It’s a time to enjoy company with family and friends, take trips to the beach, and be outside. For many people, summer is also a time where responsibilities lessen, freedom increases, and drinking and drugging occurs frequently. However, for individuals in active addiction or early recovery, summer can present a time of caution or danger. Therefore, how can someone that is seeking to overcome addiction or living in early recovery enjoy the summertime while guarding against the potential for relapse or the increase in risky behavior that often can be prevalent during this time of year? Sobriety is not meant to be [...]

Introducing New Innovo Detox Director of Business Development Morgan Pagels

Innovo Detox2022-07-15T18:17:14-04:00June 15, 2022|Innovo Updates|

The team at Innovo Detox is excited to announce the hiring of Morgan Pagels to Innovo Detox as our new Director of Business Development. A 15-year veteran of the behavioral healthcare field, Morgan brings with her a vast array of experience in numerous roles at several different organizations throughout her career. “We are thrilled to welcome Morgan to the team as our new Director of Business Development,” said Innovo Detox Executive Director Molly Ashcroft. “She is a consummate professional, incredibly respected by her colleagues, and throughout her career has demonstrated the ability to perform highly in both operational roles and outreach roles in every organization she’s worked for during her time in the field.” Morgan’s experience includes working [...]

Polysubstance Abuse and Drug and Alcohol Detox

Innovo Detox2022-06-09T14:03:39-04:00June 8, 2022|Detox|

While many individuals seek detox and treatment for one substance (think an individual who only drinks or someone that only uses opioids), many people that seek detox and treatment do so for the misuse of multiple substances. Someone using more than one drug in active addiction is fairly common amongst individuals suffering from substance use disorder. This is known as polysubstance use or polysubstance abuse. Polysubstance use is when someone uses two or more substance together or within a short period of time. This can be either intentionally or unintentionally. Polysubstance dependence refers to a type of substance use disorder in which an individual uses at least three different classes of substances indiscriminately and does not have a favorite [...]

June 2022: LGBTQ Pride Month

Innovo Detox2022-06-07T18:43:09-04:00June 1, 2022|Uncategorized|

Each June, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Pride Month is celebrated to bring awareness, recognize, and celebrate the LGBTQ+ community. Pride Month was initially established to honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising, an event that took place in New York City and was a turning point in the Gay Liberation Movement throughout the United States. Throughout the month of June to celebrate LGBTQ Pride Month, communities throughout the country will offer events and initiatives meant to recognize the contributions that members of the LGBTQ community have made to society, honor those members of the LGBTQ community that have lost their lives to hate crimes, suicide, or HIV/AIDS, and to celebrate the accomplishments of the LGBTQ community. Additionally, Pride [...]

Addiction Detox and Treatment in Central Pennsylvania

Innovo Detox2022-06-07T19:06:43-04:00May 17, 2022|Innovo Updates|

America’s addiction epidemic continues to hit communities throughout the country, as rising opioid overdose rates were made worse by the COVID-19 pandemic. The most recent report estimates that last year in the United States over 107,000 people lost their lives to drug overdoses. These totals do not account for the many non-fatal overdoses, lives lost in other ways to drugs and alcohol, and the millions of individuals and families that are still impacted by active addiction. Because of this, here at Innovo Detox we knew that it was important to get out a wide message to our local community about how to seek help, what treatment is, what someone experiences while in detox and treatment, and that recovery is [...]

Can You Detox from Technology?

Innovo Detox2022-06-07T20:17:32-04:00May 10, 2022|Addiction Treatment, Mental Health|

There have been a massive number of stories in the media over the last few weeks detailing the mental health concerns of teenagers and young adults, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. The largest culprit mentioned for this decline in the mental health conditions and resiliency of American youth is technology. Specifically, the constant use of smart phones, gaming devices, social media, and other technology. There is no doubt that as a society, we are more connected than we’ve ever been, while at the same time, feeling more disconnected. This paradox stems from technology and our constant access to it: We have 24/7 access to information and communication, yet at the same time, or even because of it, as [...]

Celebrating National Nurses Week 2022!

Innovo Detox2022-06-07T20:04:15-04:00May 6, 2022|Uncategorized|

May 6th, 2022 through May 13th, 2022 is National Nurses Week for 2022. Here at Innovo Detox, we wanted to take a moment to recognize with gratitude both the incredibly dedicated and hard-working nursing staff here at our facility, as well as the committed nurses around the country and throughout individual communities for their dedicated service to patients and clients each day of the year. National Nurses Week 2022 gives everyone an opportunity to celebrate the difficult work nurses do for us all and offer thanks to those nurses who have made a difference in the lives of millions of Americans. Throughout the week, healthcare and hospital organizations will be honoring their nurses and bringing awareness to the amazing [...]

May is National Mental Health Awareness Month

Innovo Detox2022-06-07T19:40:59-04:00May 3, 2022|Mental Health|

America is facing a rising tide of mental health concerns. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the reports of more Americans dealing with mental health conditions such as anxiety, depression, thoughts of suicide, and substance abuse is off the charts. While mental health in America is an issue that has always been stigmatized and never fully addressed, it has only increased and worsened since the beginning of 2020, impacting more American individuals and families. This increases the need for mental health awareness, and thus Mental Health Awareness Month is of utmost importance in 2022. Since 1949, the month of May has been designated as Mental Health Awareness Month. It is a month dedicated to raise awareness of those [...]

Opioid Overdose Numbers

Innovo Detox2022-04-26T14:09:08-04:00April 25, 2022|Opioids|

America has been in the grips of an addiction epidemic for decades. While the drugs and substances change, the end result is the same: chaos, broken families, overdose, tragedy, and death. While hope remains due to the millions of individuals and families that find recovery, millions more stay in the painful cycle of addiction. The biggest recent issue within the addiction epidemic in America is the ongoing opioid crisis. Years ago, due in large part to the marketing of the powerful prescription painkiller OxyContin, America was gripped by opioids. Millions of Americans became addicted to prescription narcotics, some doctor shopping for multiple prescriptions, others turning to illicit street drugs like heroin, and more just staying in a cycle of [...]

Xylazine: Veterinary Tranquilizer Prevalent in Rising Overdoses Cases

Innovo Detox2022-04-26T13:59:38-04:00April 19, 2022|Addiction News|

There is a new prescription drug showing up in the rising drug overdoses taking place throughout the country. The drug, called Xylazine, is a dangerous tranquilizer often used by veterinarians and veterinarian clinics on animals. Over the last few months, in different areas around America, the drug is showing up more and more in cases of both fatal and non-fatal drug overdoses. Most often, and in similar ways to the powerful and dangerous synthetic opioid fentanyl, xylazine is being used in counterfeit prescription pills being sold on the street. Xylazine is a drug most often used in veterinary medicine as a sedative. It is a drug that has analgesic and muscle relaxant properties. Used for many different animals, the [...]