Addiction & Recovery Articles
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Avoiding Common Relapse TriggersAddiction is a chronic disease, meaning that recovery is not a destination or point in time but, instead, is an ongoing process. Similar to other chronic illnesses, setbacks and relapse are unfortunately common, especially if you stray from your treatm … |
Why Get Professional Help?
Are you ready to quit drugs and alcohol? You can do it! With the professional help, can get you to into long-term...
Building Self-Esteem
One of the causes and consequences of drug or alcohol addiction is low self-esteem. Part of holistic treatment...
Why Giving Up Drugs is Bad
"Knowing when you've had enough" requires a greater commitment, greater sacrifice, and greater resolve. Many people...
To Live in Recovery
Oscar Wilde declared, "To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist. That is all." He saw how so many...
Sobriety and Friendship
Entering recovery from addiction also means you may have to choose between sobriety and friendship. This could include...
When Death Looks Appealing
Brett Young looked at himself and saw very little worth saving. Addiction had taken control of his life. His...
Begin Meditating
Do you think meditating is only for certain kinds of people? Like the Zen master sitting by a placid lake. Or perhaps...
3 Things to Know About the Heroin Vaccine
After Time magazine published an article on Kim Janda's heroin vaccine, there's been a renewed interest in getting...
Drinking More After Retirement
After years of hard work, many people celebrate retirement with raised glasses, toasting to a successful career...
Support with a Positive Reframe
One of the best ways to help someone with an addiction disorder is to give your full support to healing. Keeping a...
Five Tips to Heal a Family
Parenting a teenager is demanding enough. A teen in treatment for alcohol and drug abuse adds a whole new set of...
Young Adult Substance Abuse
All too frequently, parents are not aware of the extent their young adult's alcohol and drug use. They easily dismiss...