On Substance Abuse: Staying Strong in Your Recovery
As temperatures soar over a year after COVID descended on the United States, people in recovery and staff members at addiction centers know that a pandemic is not the only safety concern: summer is prime time for drug abuse and substance use disorders. Overdoses had already been increasing before the pandemic hit. And according to […]
How a Sober Companion can Help You Get Past Addiction
Are you taking initiative and trying to get past your drug or alcohol addiction? Going to a treatment center and committing yourself to bettering your life is step number one. However, it is what happens when you are leaving the treatment center that results in a setback. Heading home after trying to get sober presents […]
Dealing With Anger Without Alcohol
Assuming that certain problems are going to disappear after getting sober is a classic mistake that you might make before or after addiction treatment or going through a rehab program. This is no less true regarding anger and how you cope with it after getting clean from drugs and alcohol. In fact, despite any outward […]
Chapter 2 : Understanding Enabling
What is enabling? Enabling is the actions someone takes or does not take that allow an addict to continue abusing. These actions are done with the best intentions in mind. Through enabling, we inadvertently strengthen the addiction when the initial intention was to help them to stop. This process usually begins slowly over time and […]
Chapter 1 : Fundamentals Of Addiction
THE GOALS OF ANY INTERVENTION There are many common misconceptions about an intervention and its goals. A common misconception is that an intervention is solely getting them to go to treatment or rehab. Even though one of the goals is to get the loved one into treatment, it is not the only goal. Getting someone […]
The Hope for Recovery in All Addicts
The road to recovery is bumpy. When our addictions get the best of us, there are going to be flat tires and brake failure. While there are many paths to take, it is the path of hope that turns into a positive for all addicts on the road to recovery. You cannot build a recovery […]
Role of Addiction Counselor in the Drug Addiction Treatment
The role of counselors in drug addiction treatment is often misunderstood by the public at large. If you or someone close to you is preparing to enter or have already enrolled in a treatment facility, you should take comfort in knowing that addiction counselors aren’t at all there to intimidate or punish! Understanding their role will not […]
Overcoming Addiction Stigmas for a Successful Recovery
As you know, addiction is a serious problem that can take a lot of work to overcome. Unfortunately, there are a lot of misconceptions about addiction and addiction treatment, which has led to a number of stigmas – for example, that addicts simply don’t have the willpower to quit. Stigmas make it more difficult for […]
How to Support an Addict Who Has Relapsed
Helping a friend or loved one through the process of recovery after going through a drug addiction treatment center from an addiction can be difficult enough – watching as they relapse can be absolutely devastating. It can often make you feel like your efforts to help them were in vain. However, the road to recovery […]
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There are millions of Americans trapped in addiction. We feel broken, as if no one understands what we are going through. We need inspiration, some messages to appear along our journey to give us the courage and motivation to stay on the sober path. The best way to stay on the path is through changing […]