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…
Can a War on Drugs Ever Be Won?
The battles against drug epidemics have taken various forms in the U.S. over the years but addiction is still a major problem in the country. Issues with both illicit drug use and prescription opioid abuse are rampant in the U.S. and the government has yet to resolve these issues. The approach that has been taken…
Cannabis in California
Last year recreational marijuana was legalized in California, a landmark decision that will create changes in the way it is purchased, sold and consumed in the state. The law has only recently gone into effect as of January 1, 2018 and Californians are still struggling to understand how the marijuana industry will change and what…
What Should I Look for in a Sober Companion?
Whenever you need extra support to help you get through tough times in recovery, you should make sure you have someone available to you that you can trust. You can find a sober buddy that you met in treatment or at a twelve step meeting to be there for you when you have no one…
New Year Same Depression
People often start the new year off with a sense of optimism about making important changes in their life and beginning new things. However, for people that struggle with depression the new year can look very much the same as any other year. It can be difficult to set goals and resolutions or feel motivated…
Poor Impulse Management
An important characteristic that can help determine a person’s personality and relationship to addictive tendencies has to do with their own impulse control. People naturally have impulses to engage in certain behavior, and they either manage those impulses responsibly or struggle with their sense of control. Someone with an addiction or a certain type of…
Going to Rehab for the First Time
Rehab can be intimidating even for people who are committed to their decision to get help for an addiction. Even when you want to quit an addiction, you may still be nervous and scared about going to rehab for the first time because you don’t know what to expect. The thought of living in a…
