Seeing Your Loved One Relapse
When someone relapses back into habits of addiction, it negatively affects not only them but everyone around them. Family members and friends may feel disappointed, hurt, frustrated and concerned for their well-being. Seeing your loved one relapse can be devastating but the best thing you can do is provide them with support and compassionate. One…
Substance Abuse and Prom Season
Teenagers on prom night are hoping to have a memorable experience with their friends that they can always look back on when they think of high school. Kids often spend weeks planning what they are going to wear and what they are going to do on prom night. Unfortunately many teens also plan on heavy…
Ben Affleck, Robert Downey Jr, Bradley Cooper- Hollywood’s Sober Elite
Celebrity recovery stories are often tales of redemption and some of Hollywood’s best loved actors have managed to save and even boost their careers by making the decision to quit their addiction. Most actors find that their substance abuse can begin to affect their ability to work and puts them endanger of losing what they…
John Mayer One Year Sober and Counting
Pop singer and guitarist John Mayer has been making healthier lifestyle choices and has started to see the benefits of his positive changes. Mayer announced to his fans on Twitter that he gave up drinking a year ago and has seen his life improve as a result. He made the announcement partly as a message…
Social Drinker Or Symptoms Of An Alcohol Addiction?
Many people who drink are not alcoholics. However, since alcohol is legal and such a popular social activity, people should be aware of significant differences between alcoholics and social drinkers. The precipice of alcoholism is slippery and anybody can slide down, no matter how much they think they will never become one. By being aware…
Millennials and Baby Boomers Hit Hard by the Opioid Epidemic
The opioid crisis has affected our entire nation with staggeringly high rates of overdoses and alarming increases in instances of abuse. However, certain demographics are being hit especially hard by the opioid epidemic and are struggling to cope with rampant addiction and abuse. A recent study published in the American Journal of Public Health discovered…
Going to Rehab with Your Partner
Addiction can take its tolls on romantic relationships and often marriages fall apart when one person or both are struggling with substance abuse. However, if both partners choose to go to rehab it can be a great growing experience that can shape a relationship for the better. There are even plenty of couples rehab programs…
Acupuncture For Opioid Recovery
With so many people in the U.S. struggling with opioid addiction, it is not surprising that many are looking for alternative therapy options that can help overcome prescription pill dependency. Opioid addiction has become a devastating epidemic throughout the country and it is important to explore as many recovery options as possible to help people…
Pain Management without Opioids
People who struggle with chronic pain are often prescribed opioid painkillers by their doctors as a solution. Even though painkillers can be useful as a temporary fix for pain following a surgery, the continual use of opioids for chronic pain issues can be more dangerous. Opioids are highly addictive and can lead to many physical…
The First 30 Days of Recovery
When you are making the decision to quit an addiction, there can be a lot of apprehension about what recovery will be like. Many people don’t know what to expect in the early stages of recovery because it is something they have never experienced before. They might worry about how they will cope to a…
