New Study Finds Rise in Liver Disease in Young Women
New Study: The Pandemic Has Increased Rates of Liver Disease The COVID-19 pandemic has presented us all with a unique set of challenges, and many of us have been struggling in one way or ...
How to Choose an Alcohol Detox Center That Is Right For You
Overcoming Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Alcohol use disorder is a chronic and relapsing issue, characterized by an inability to quit or cut back on alcohol consumption despite an accumulation of personal consequences. These consequences ...
Quitting Vaping While in Early Recovery
When you enter into addiction recovery (this is especially common in the rooms of Alcoholics Anonymous or any other 12 step program), you will undoubtedly hear people say, “Don’t make any major changes within ...
How To Get Your Spouse Into Addiction Treatment
Watching a loved one suffer at the hands of an addictive disorder is one of the most emotionally and mentally depleting experiences an individual can possibly undergo. If you have a spouse who has ...
How Gratitude Lists Help Addiction Recovery
We all want the very best for ourselves - unfortunately, in this day and age feeling unsatisfied with what we have has become second nature. We have endless people to compare ourselves to on ...
10 Tips for Staying Positive During Opioid Addiction Recovery
A Closer Look at Opioid Addiction The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that drug overdose-related deaths had more than quadrupled from 1999 to 2018. Over 70 percent of the 67,367 fatalities throughout ...
Does Bipolar Disorder Cause Addiction?
Bipolar disorder is a serious mental health condition characterized by significant and inexplicable mood swings as well as erratic behaviors and changes in energy levels. Those who suffer from untreated bipolar disorder will experience ...
Professional Sports Sober Athlete Highlight – Basketball Star Celebrity Chris Herren
Former all-American basketball player and Boston Celtic Chris Herren fell into a dark world of opiate abuse while playing professional ball and managed to come out the other side unscathed. In fact, he recently ...
New Year Resolutions for Recovery and Addiction Recovery Goals
The New Year is officially here, and you know what that means! Time to make a long list of resolutions, and strive to be the very best versions of ourselves. In most cases, we’ll ...
The Difference Between Rehab and Detox
Drug addiction affects over 23.5 million Americans and under 12% of those addicted actually get treatment. Although drugs and alcohol all have different mechanisms of action, all addictions have the same root behaviors as ...
