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Common Barriers to Successful Addiction Recovery
Recovering from addiction is a process that takes time, and even the most successful recovery stories are often filled with barriers and challenges that the person had to overcome. In order to keep ma…
How Addiction Affects Coworkers
This series is a continuation of the previous article "Addiction: A Family Affair," as well as the article "How Addiction Affects Friends." The symptoms of addiction affect far more than just the addi…
How Addiction Affects Friends
This series is a continuation of the previous article "Addiction: A Family Affair." The symptoms of addiction affect far more than just the addict, themselves. There are clear indications that the peo…
Addiction Wake Up Calls
Many people who struggle with addiction are slaves to the drug and lifestyle. Even though there are horror stories of drug overdose and ruined lives, many do not recognize or heed the warnings until i…
Addiction: A Family Affair
Many addicts justify their actions with the phrase "It only affects me." That statement could not be further than the truth. Addiction affects everyone in an addict's life; friends, families and cowor…
How Do I Pay for Treatment?
This is a very common question asked by individuals seeking to overcome their addiction. In some cases, this could be a barrier to those who are otherwise ready and willing to get the help they need t…
How Spirituality Can Strengthen Your Recovery
Many will tell you of the benefits that come with a faith-based recovery from addiction, and we are no exception. Here at Renaissance Ranch, we believe that true recovery involves spiritual healing, a…
What Not to Do When a Loved One Comes Home from Rehab
Helping a loved one just coming out of rehab can be daunting. What exactly do you say and do? And how do you act? It is important to know a few key starting tips on knowing how to act around your love…
Psychostimulant Abuse: Going Beyond Cognitive Effects
According to a report issued by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, Adderall and other psychostimulant abuse seems to be on the rise among high schoolers, while perceived risk of psychostimulant abu…
When You're Dating a Recovering Addict
For some, the words "recovering addict" might be a red flag when considering dating options; the truth is, however, that if you are interested in pursuing a relationship with a recovering addict, and…
3 Advantages of Gender-Based Addiction Treatment
At Renaissance Ranch, our outpatient addiction recovery program is gender-specific. This means that women and men are separated as they go through treatment, rather than many environments where they'r…
Alema Harrington Finds Strength Helping Other Addicts
Many are familiar with Alema Harrington, be it through his years as a BYU football player, his being the son of a legendary Hawaiian athlete/TV actor, or his time as a KSL-TV weekend sports anchor and…
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