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Olivia Gillespie

Liv Gillespie is an AI-fluent copywriter and editor with master’s degrees in Linguistics and Teaching English as a Second Language. Her work spans behavioral health, insurance, and personal finance, with clients including American Express.

Articles by Olivia Gillespie

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Activities to Retrain Your Brain After Cocaine

Olivia Gillespie October 24, 2024

If you enter residential recovery treatment with us, you or your loved ones might have questions about how your cocaine abuse affects your brain and neurological functioning. The most important point to remember is that your brain can heal and improve with time. While it won’t be an overnight process, you can bounce back. So don’t despair, stay strong, and keep reading!   Cocaine on The Brain: The Three Takeaways When your brain forms an addictive

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What South Carolina Needs To Know About Nitazenes

Olivia Gillespie October 4, 2024

If you happen to abuse fentanyl or you’re the parent, family member, partner, or friend of someone struggling with fentanyl use disorder, this is the article for you.  If you’re someone who uses marijuana, cocaine, or heroin—or care for someone who does—this article is also tremendously important for your health and your community’s well-being.  If you or a loved one belong to a social group, neighborhood, larger community, state, or if you’re an American citizen,

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How To Talk To Your Teen About Your Addiction

Olivia Gillespie July 11, 2024

When adults come to our North Charleston and Cameron residential treatment programs for their substance use disorder (SUD), they often leave children at home, under the care of family members or friends.   The strain that a caretaker’s absence may create for families can be overwhelming, especially for teenage children. At a tender time in their development, teens who see a mother, father, or parental figure go to rehab can experience a high level of stress—but

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Why We Recommend Following Inpatient Treatment with Outpatient Care

Olivia Gillespie June 13, 2024

Some of the most effective treatment plans for addiction recovery involve stages that have no definite end: If you will soon complete residential/inpatient addiction treatment, you may wonder when or if to start outpatient treatment. Especially in stage 2, early recovery, outpatient care can provide the crucial boost in support you need as you transition to life at home and work. Those first few months after finishing your program are challenging, putting everything you’ve learned

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Meth Use in South Carolina

Olivia Gillespie June 7, 2024

Meth is a cheap and often easy to access drug that has gripped many rural communities across South Carolina in recent years.

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A Look at Borderline Personality Disorder 

Olivia Gillespie May 3, 2024

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a mental health disorder that primarily affects an individual’s ability to manage their emotions in a healthy, sustainable way. People with borderline personality disorder tend to be young adults, and their brains have some structural and functional differences from the rest of the population, particularly in parts that control impulses and emotions. However, it’s still unclear if the neurological component is genetic or if the disorder itself causes the brain

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The Structure of Intervention and Why It Works

Olivia Gillespie March 1, 2024

An intervention is an attempt to convince a loved one to enter a treatment program for a substance use disorder (SUD), mental illness, or behavioral addiction. An intervention is a process. It’s not something that can be planned in a few hours or a day’s time; it requires several meetings in which the intervention team discusses and prepares for the following:  It’s crucial that all members stick to their scripts and hold firm to their