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Spending Your Summer Addiction Free
Now that you're living substance-free, summer nights have a whole new charm. Below is a list of fun summer activities to keep you entertained during your sober summer.
Do You Have a Prodigal Son?
We all are familiar with the story of the Prodigal Son found in Luke Chapter 15. A man had two sons, one asks his father to divide up his portion of his inheritance. The young man took a journey and a…
Sobriety Is about Connection
According to the book Chasing the Scream, by journalist Johann Hari, the "opposite of addiction isn't sobriety, but connection." There is a lot of truth to this, as sobriety is more of a lifestyle, ra…
Alcohol Abuse Increases Heart Risks
We may get used to hearing about the dangers of alcohol abuse. However, it is important not to get complacent when you hear about the ways that alcohol can impact your health, or else you may become n…
Healing and Freedom from Porn Addiction
On April 4, 2016, Renaissance Ranch will open their new Intensive Outpatient Pornography Addiction Treatment program. Relying on 15 years of in-the-trenches tested and proven methods, this program uni…
Surviving Addiction Without Family
Addiction is an incredibly personal battle that will require everything that an addict has to fight. For this reason, it is usually very beneficial for a strong support system to be there to help them…
Driving and Marijuana Smoking
There has been in a trend, recently, of relaxation on what specifically is dangerous about marijuana abuse. While there are many national conversations that need to be had, one such side effect of thi…
Is Addiction Genetic?
Addiction is currently a mental disease that is growing and causing immense pain and suffering across America, as well as around the entire planet. But how does this disease spread so strongly? There…
Pornography Use is Substance Abuse
We all have a "sex drive." This is exactly as God intended it to be. You are going to have sexual thoughts, urges and desires. In fact, this is nothing more or less than "the power to co-create life"…
4 Questions to Ask About Outpatient Addiction Recovery Programs
Making the decision to seek help for alcohol or drug addiction is a big step, but before you enroll in just any addiction recovery program, it's important to do a little bit of homework to make sure y…
The Effects of Heroin on the Body
Of all of the common street drugs that are seen in the world, today, heroin is certainly the most dangerous. In terms of the addictive properties, euphoric high, and destructive effects on the body, h…
How Family Programs Can Help with Addiction Recovery
Sometimes it is easy to think that your addiction is something you suffer on your own, but the truth is that your family is suffering right along with you. When you decide to get help with your addict…
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