Research is vital to better understand what may drive our behaviors, habits and ultimately our addictions especially to painkillers. Understanding exactly how our brain functions under certain conditions can open up the door to finding a solution to addiction. Since addiction is a chronic brain condition, it only makes sense that almost all research is …
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Going to addiction treatment for the first time can be a confusing and frightening time. For me, it almost felt like I had ended up at some sort of twisted summer camp, except with adults who were far less happy than the ones I met in my youth. I didn’t want to be there and was …
Getting sober is a crazy and exciting time full of changing emotions and new experiences. We hear people in meetings talk about sobriety and how great their lives are even through divorce, deaths, bankruptcy, you name it. I always thought these people were lying. How could they deal with these problems without drinking or getting …
Coming Down and Getting in the Clouds You just became sober and now you need to watch out for the pink cloud. Congratulations! You have been given the gift of desperation and became willing to make one of the biggest changes of your life; getting sober. If you have any length of sobriety at this …
No matter how long you have been in recovery, there’s one thing you have probably heard over and over again: Resentment is bad for you. Before recovery, you probably didn’t think much about them. You probably knew who and what made you angry, or what you did or didn’t like, but chances are you weren’t …
Most people are pretty disconnected from their spirituality when they are in their active addiction. The self-centered nature of using and the daily routine of surviving and struggling doesn’t leave much time for it. Even those who once had a strong spiritual practice or belief system find that they pull away from it. The two …
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Addiction and alcoholism do not discriminate along lines of age, race, religion, or socio-economic background. In many ways they are the great equalizer because it does not matter who you are, where you come from, how old you are, or what you do for a living, addiction and alcoholism can affect you all the same. …
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Addiction treatment requires a multi-faceted approach in order to be effective. It’s necessary to address not only the habits and behaviors that are associated with active addiction but the underlying contributors as well, such as trauma, low self-esteem, depression, anxiety, etc. A combination of psychoeducational groups, motivational interviewing, cognitive behavioral therapy, and individual therapy is …
The Links Between Food and Mood The saying you are what you eat is one of the most common we hear in our lifetime. As children, our parents would often repeat that phrase ad nauseum in order to motivate us to eat those healthy things that crowded our dinner plates. While it may come off as …
The Complete Continuum of Addiction Treatment With all of the advanced therapeutic methods in addiction treatment these days, it can sometimes be difficult to know where to get started and what the process should look like. Luckily, there is generally a pretty standard timeline of the treatment process that most often yields the best results …
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