So, you’re coming to the end of residential addiction treatment, and the time has come to plan what comes next. Even when not actively addicted, people in recovery sometimes feel impulses to use again for months or years and making good use of the...
Drug cravings are a normal part of recovery from drug addiction – everyone experiences them. While they can be unpleasant, fortunately, there are many tools and skills that you can learn to cope with cravings in healthy ways.
Below are six tips...
Cocaine withdrawal isn’t easy. When you stop using cocaine, you can experience uncomfortable withdrawal symptoms that are difficult to endure or require medical attention. However, with the support of medical professionals and with twenty-four-hour...
The use of drugs and alcohol is most likely among young people. Unfortunately, they are also the most vulnerable to developing an addiction and other mental health issues.
Substance abuse and addiction, even when you are young, can lead to severe...
Addiction and drug use are stigmatized topics. As such, if a family member or loved one is suffering from addiction, they will not necessarily tell you. Many people whose occasional drug use has gotten out of control are not even aware of it themselves....
Addiction is often connected to past trauma. Understanding the link between the two is a foundational aspect of long-term substance abuse treatment in trauma survivors.
What is Trauma?
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration...
Boundaries are physical or imaginary lines that show where one thing ends and the other begins. They might be the defining lines of a shape or the fence at the end of your garden. In relationships, boundaries are limits that separate your physical...
Substance use and misuse often go hand in hand with mental health issues. Extensive research has investigated the connection between substance use and mental health.
Often, unresolved trauma and emotional dysregulation lead to excessive and problematic...
Addiction is a complex, chronic, and progressive mental and behavioral health condition. One of the most common types of addiction is Substance Use Disorder (SUD).
SUD begins as substance dependence. Dependence happens when we rely on a substance...
When you get sober, it’s important that your sobriety and well-being are at the top of your priority list. Sometimes, when people hear this in early sobriety, it’s confusing because they put their drug or alcohol use ahead of everything in their addiction....
