Addiction & Recovery Articles
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What is National Recovery Month?September is National Recovery Month, a time dedicated to increasing awareness and understanding of substance use disorders, mental health challenges, and the life-changing impact of addiction treatment and recovery services. This observance spreads aw … |
One Word Mantra
Your spirituality strengthens you. No matter what your belief system, nurturing your inner world will help you cope...
Rat out your disease!
How long have you been hiding? That bottle of pills, flask of liquor, or rock of coke has been within reach for awhile...
Alcohol is a Drug?
Yes. Alcohol is a drug. There is no way around it. As the most widely used and accepted drug, alcohol has wreaked...
Only the Person who Risks is Truly Free
To laugh is to risk appearing the fool. To weep is to risk being called sentimental. To reach out to another is to...
Free Worksheet: Cost of Addiction
What does Your Addiction Cost? Millions of people affected by drugs and alcohol continue to endure the damages of...
Eating Omega-3 for Mental Health
By far the best nutrient for improving and repairing brain health are Omega-3 Fatty acids. These omega-3s enhance your...
Men and Addiction
While addiction is not a gender specific disease, it does affect men and women differently. More men are diagnosed...
Perfection of the Present Day
In 1806 Rev. William Law published A Guide to Rest. In it he wrote this: "Do not therefore please yourself with...
3 Fun Ways to Avoid Triggers
Have you ever arrived at home or work without really noticing how you got there? All your remember was getting in your...
Two Frogs in a Pail
Once, there were two frogs who ventured from their quiet little pond. They hopped, as frogs do, across their bank,...
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...