At Villa Paradiso, we are at the forefront of revolutionary, proven new ways to help our clients recover from addiction, depression, anxiety and other disorders. One of our newest forms of therapy is art therapy. In this article, we teach you everything about it. What...
More drugs abuse due to boredom and stress: Experts
The use of ecstasy and speed has decreased during the corona period, but cannabis users have started smoking more. Tripods like 2C-B and ketamine also remain popular. This is what the Trimbos Institute centre of expertise has observed after its research. It also warns...
Villa Paradiso awarded ‘Best Treatment Center’ in Europe
Addiction clinic Villa Paradiso Spain has been awarded ‘Best Treatment Center in Europe’ by the international recognized Worlds Best Rehab Magazine. Cristian Faro, Founder and CEO of Villa Paradiso Spain said, “on behalf of the expert team here at Villa Paradiso we...
Gambling addiction: What are the signals to detect
In this article, we share the signals to detect when someone close to you is suffering from gambling addiction. Gambling addiction is one of the so-called 'behavioural addictions'. There is no addictive substance, but there is a behaviour in which there is tolerance...
Increasing depression and psychological complaints in young people
As a result of the corona crisis, 60% of the European population suffers more than normal from depression and psychological complaints. The approaching autumn and winter months, combined with the tightened corona measures, can lead to a worrying situation. One in...
COVID-19: dangerous depression rates and skyrocketing suicide
Multiple lines of evidence indicate that the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has profound psychological and social effects. The psychological sequelae of the pandemic will probably persist for months and years to come.QJM: An International Journal of...
How a prescription medicine became an overdose epidemic
The opioid crisis in the US is well known and is the subject of much debate and media attention; in 2017 alone, an overdose of opioids contributed to more than two-thirds (67.8%) of overdose deaths in the US, with a total of 47,600 deaths. Currently, 175 Americans die...
Addiction to opioids: From Dr. Ruth Arenas (Villa Paradiso Spain)
Dr. Ruth Arenas is our psychiatrist-sexologist. Trained at the University of Medicine of Granada. Started working as an emergency and primary care physician for 4 years. Later she specialized in Psychiatry at the Hospital de Jaen. She participates in numerous...
10 celebrities that celebrate their recovery in 2020
Celebrities are exposed to a lot of alcohol and drugs. Many alcohol and drugs are consumed at premieres, events and parties. Some of these celebrities started drinking and using drugs because of trauma, troubled relationships, the pressure put on them to perform,...
Dual Diagnosis: Mental Health and Addiction
A dual diagnosis, also called co-occurring disorders, COD, or dual pathology, means that the same patient suffers from addiction to some drug, legal or illegal, or behaviour, and at the same time suffers from another psychiatric disorder. The fact that in the same...