by Dana Hinders | Nov 8, 2018 | Addiction, Practicing Recovery, Recovery
It’s common for people with substance use disorders to rely on alcohol or drugs as a way to reduce stress, which means that an important part of the recovery process involves learning healthier stress management techniques. Everyone’s a little different in...
by Dana Hinders | Oct 26, 2018 | Addiction, Addiction Consequences, Drug Treatment, Recovery
A recent CDC report indicates that more than 20 percent of emergency room visits related to prescription opioid pain reliever overdoses also involved alcohol consumption. Since both alcohol and prescription opioid pain medication are legal, it’s a common mistake...
by Aspen Stoddard | Oct 12, 2018 | Addiction, Recovery
Substance abuse can arise at any age or from out of any circumstance. As a complex disease, addiction often co-occurs with other mental health illnesses. Much like how heart disease and diabetes are often diagnosed closely or simultaneously in a person, addiction and...
by Aspen Stoddard | Oct 4, 2018 | Addiction, Drug Treatment, Practicing Recovery, Recovery
It doesn’t matter where you are or how long you’ve been clean, the impulse to use can arise at any moment. It Gets Easier This impulse, or craving, can feel so severe that it may seem impossible to resist. The truth is, however, by using and strengthening skills of...
by Aspen Stoddard | Sep 22, 2018 | Addiction
Addiction, like many other health conditions, is often surrounded in misinformation. For people who have never had an addiction, understanding such a complex phenomenon can be near impossible. Because of the extreme measures many people suffering from a substance...
by Aspen Stoddard | Sep 17, 2018 | Addiction, Drug Treatment, Practicing Recovery, Recovery
While the beginning stages of recovery are mostly focused on drug or alcohol cessation, detox, physical restoration, and learning techniques to curb cravings, a critical step for long-term recovery lies in self-discovery. Self-Discovery Self-discovery will guide you...
