If you’ve been to rehab, you know that it’s a protected environment. You’ve likely had limited contact with your loved ones, and you have been able to work through ways that you can handle tough situations that won’t lead to a relapse. Now that you’re home again, it’s time to put all of the lessons […]
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Calgon, take me away! If you were born before 1980, it’s very likely that you remember this phrase from an iconic commercial for bath products. The entire premise of the commercial was that Calgon’s finely-scented toiletries could help you escape the stress of everyday life, letting go of your cares and finally getting a chance […]
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Addiction is an issue that faces roughly 23.5 million Americans. It’s an issue that’s faced this country since its founding, and just as we’ve changed, so has addiction and our understanding of what it is evolved. But to many Americans, drug addiction is far too simple. Drugs are bad, drug addicts are people to be […]
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The ultimate goal for any addict, regardless of what kind of substance they used to abuse, is permanent sobriety. It’s to be able to look back, never forget what happened and yet still enjoy life with a cleared conscience, a crisp mind and a circle of friends and family. Achieving that state of sobriety is […]
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For a parent, finding out that your teen has used drugs can come as either a huge shock, a huge disappointment, or both. However, too often, parents fly off the handle when they realize that their teenager has dabbled in something other than alcohol or cigarettes. It’s understandable why – we’ve all been teens, and […]
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Quite a lot of people out there are going to read the title and roll their eyes, or sigh with frustration, or wonder why they have to put up with “feel-good” nonsense when all they want to do is find a concrete way to tackle their addiction. It’s not hard to see that after the […]
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This is a post that is relevant to recovering addicts looking to start dating, people who have fallen in love with recovering addicts and need advice, and steady relationships between addicts or an addict and a non-addict looking to learn more on how to help each other. Addiction can take a toll on a person […]
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When tackling addiction, it’s important to understand that there is no such thing as black and white. Addicts aren’t automatically bad people, and people aren’t all addicted to the same degree. After all that, it’s still important to take into account personal circumstance, economic status, emotional state and any prior mental illnesses to get a […]
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When it comes to addiction recovery, there are stories of celebrities entering rehab several times, people undergoing numerous expensive treatments and still regularly relapsing, and people finding their way out of addiction completely without the help of any form of therapy or treatment. Stories like that beg answers to two questions we have. First: is therapy […]
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There are many ways to regard the battle between you and your addiction – countless analogies, comparisons and simplifications. They all revolve around the same thing – the loss of control, and how recovering from an addiction is about regaining that ability to decide what you want to do and where you want to go, […]
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