Everyone worries about the future. However, during recovery, all of the attention is brought into the moment. Even if you’re not in the 12-step program, you’ve likely heard the mantra, “one day at a time.” Presents, in the now, is critical for people to have a successful recovery and stay drug-free. However, that makes it…
There’s research out there, but most int he recovery community don’t need a white paper or article explaining the findings from John’s Hopkins, or Betty Ford. Instead, they know from direct experience that when addiction rears its head in a family, it will take more than one person. Alcohol addiction is quite possibly the easiest…
Teenagers are in an exceptionally rough time in their life, and they often claim that we’ve forgotten what it means to be a teen. We haven’t forgotten, we’ve just accepted that that was a small portion of our life and wasn’t nearly as important as we thought it was at the time. But how do…
What timer is used to bring awareness to a variety of different issues our nation faces. In the United States, September is children’s eye health and safety month, and on a worldwide level, September is used to bring awareness to Sickle Cell disease. However, as the Nationwide opioid epidemic is still ravaging the country, and…
As with most other things regarding technology or, we haven’t even realized the full extent of Technology use when it comes to mental health and addiction. Inherently we know that technology use is fine, but the technology of use is not. But the presence of technology doesn’t appear as an issue, the same way that…
It’s no surprise with people being stuck at home and feeling more isolated than ever that they are turning to drugs for some type of consolation. It may come as a drastic shock that the use of methamphetamine is on the rise in America. As recently as March of 2020, methamphetamine use is at the…
One particular requirement of a pharmacist’s actions is that they always be in the best interest of the patients. That puts them in an often uncomfortable and compromising situation where pharmacists have the knowledge to identify irresponsible prescribing behavior on the part of the doctor. That behavior can put patients at risk of developing addictions…
2020 has been a stressful year. Many people have not realized the full dangers of stress when it comes to stinks over. When you start living sober, most things seem stressful, and you use the coping mechanisms you’ve learned in therapy and through the sober living community to help overcome triggers. But the struggles that…
As much as someone can develop an addiction to food, sex, and naturally occurring stimulants such as caffeine, people can also develop a physical dependence on non-naturally occurring substances. Many people, particularly older generations, struggle to identify the nature of physical dependence. It’s often seen as though if it’s not air, food, or water, then…
Spiritual development is often one of those things that is often scoffed at, particularly when people are new to recovery. However, it doesn’t stop most of the rehabilitation programs across the nation from having a heavy emphasis on spiritual connection, development, and intrapersonal growth. Even rehabilitation centers and programs that aren’t faith-based will call spiritual…