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Assessing Your Risks for Relapse
Any time you decide to make a change, you commit to a process. In some cases, the process lasts a short time, but the results remain with you throughout your life. In other cases, like addiction treat…
Asking for Support From Your Family
Relying on our families is one sure way to get through recovery. Families do not just include those biologically related to us but also those we have claimed as kin throughout our lives. Experience in…
Choosing What to Eat Can Improve Your Recovery
What you eat can determine the success of your addiction recovery. Eating healthy foods can provide health benefits for anyone, especially those recovering from substance use disorder (SUD). Alcohol o…
Addiction Can Happen to Anyone
Stigma results from false ideas, misunderstandings, and general ignorance about an issue. Negative attitudes toward persons struggling with any issue are a result of stigma. Another result of stigma i…
The Power of Exercise Over Our Minds
The connection between your mind and body is integral to your well-being. Your mind determines how you feel, and how you think affects how you feel, as well. Therefore, the circle between your mind an…
5 Things to Keep in Mind When Dating Someone in Recovery
You're on your third date, and you really like where this is going. Then he breaks the news – he's in recovery from substance abuse. He tells you this is typically where his budding relationships end,…
What Is Polysubstance Use?
Polysubstance use is common among those who abuse alcohol or other substances. However, polysubstance use also occurs among people who use caffeine and nicotine to cope with the side effects of poor l…
Managing Valentine's Day in Recovery
Valentine's Day can be one of the most commercial and stressful holidays of the year. Many people either love it or loathe it. While some say they enjoy the holiday, express love, and spend time with…
How Do Mental Health Issues Play a Role in Substance Use?
According to the Report from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, researchers estimate over 40 million people in the United States received mental health services in 2020. Researchers estimate…
Strategic Prevention: Planning to Avoid Relapse
The threat of relapse is a constant struggle at any point in one's recovery. From the difficult and intense withdrawal symptoms present during detox to urges and cravings that can pollute one's mind e…
How to Start Building Connectedness in Your Life
Graduating from one's first treatment program and balancing one's sober lifestyle outside of a treatment facility is cause for major celebration. However, it is also possible that an individual may ha…
Dealing with SAD in Recovery
The tree is down, the lights are out, and the fireworks and festivities are over. It's normal to feel a little sad after the holidays have passed. January means going back to work, paying off the Chri…
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