One feels very lonely and alone when on drug or alcohol abuse. Drug and Alcohol addiction can a very painful experience both emotionally and physically. If you are alone and have no family support of that of loved ones, it is very difficult to pull out of this addiction unless you are determined and have […]
Read moreAre you looking forward to the holiday season or dreading the coming weeks? The holidays can be a time of celebrations and festivities, but if you are a recovering addict, the season can be challenging. Cocktails, parties, and family events can be tough to navigate when you are trying to stay clean, but you don’t […]
Read moreIt’s taken the health care community many decades of hard work, but addiction is widely recognized as the disease it is by most of the population. This makes recognizing and treating addiction a bit easier in that we now have a shared vocabulary and a reduction in social stigma. Yet nearly 21 million Americans struggle […]
Read moreWhen it comes to going to rehab, a person usually has many questions. Many of these questions tend to relate to the benefits of treatment as well as what type of treatment facility is the best. Fortunately, there are clear answers to these questions. By taking a close look at specific concerns, a person can […]
Read moreIt is easy to judge a person who seems to spend more time at the bar than they do at work or with their family. But they were not always that way. There was a trigger to their addiction. Maybe they have a genetic predisposition to alcoholism because one of their close family members is […]
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