A holistic approach to addiction treatment takes a comprehensive and individualized approach to address the physical, emotional, and spiritual aspects of addiction. This approach recognizes that addiction is not just a physical dependence, but also a complex interplay...
The "party life," as it is called, can introduce you to many unique people, places, and situations. Oftentimes, adult nightlife comes with risky behavior along with a cornucopia of substances to choose from, like club drugs. Club drugs are a group of substances that...
How to Make Friends in Sobriety? There are many challenges that people in recovery face, one of which is making new friends in sobriety. Making not only friends, but positive friends, is absolutely crucial in early sobriety. Primarily because in order to stay...
Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine. It is typically prescribed for severe pain management, such as after surgery or for patients with cancer. However, illegally manufactured fentanyl has become increasingly common on the...
Addiction can lead to depression, anxiety, anger problems, and other disorders that make life much more challenging to manage. People with mental health issues like these often begin self-medicating with alcohol or drugs to cope. Substance abuse...
Going through withdrawal from substances without professional or medical attention is never advised. There are a number of severe complications that can arise. However, forcing someone to go into a recovery facility to withdraw is also not advised as well. Instead,...
There are recovery programs that rely on certain relationships to help people recover. One of those is the 12 step program known as Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). AA does not require members to have a sponsor to attend meetings or be a part of the fellowship. Sponsorship...
In a 12-Step program, participants are often encouraged to acknowledge that they are not in control of their lives. They are taught that they are powerless over, not only their addiction, but also over people places and things. Instead of their own power, they...
Ok, so you successfully completed a residential treatment recovery program. You feel great about this accomplishment but utterly frightened at what to do next. If the treatment center didn't set you up with a sober living to move into to help your next transition in...