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,...
Isolation and Mental Health
The human brain, like the body, needs exercise: our mind is nourished by external stimuli, environmental variability, conversations with other people and even daily conflicts. All of this is necessary to maintain good mental health. However, we now live in a situation...
Serving clients and their families with dignity, respect and privacy – Villa Paradiso
Villa Paradiso is a specialist residential treatment centre specialising in providing treatment for addictions and trauma. Our experienced team offers effective addiction treatment in a very private, discreet and rejuvenating environment. We do not publically reveal...