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Leaving Against Clinical Advice (ACA) in Rehab

Jamie Strassenburg 08/09/2018 Addiction, Detox, Relapse, Residential Leave a Comment

Our culture has a fixation with individualism. Although “pulling yourself up by the bootstraps” may seem like a brave and noble idea in theory, it seems less enticing when it …

How Working for a Treatment Center Helps Sobriety

Jamie Strassenburg 08/03/2018 Addiction Leave a Comment

Addiction derails lives regardless of age. For many of us, it happens during the formative years of early adulthood. One day you’re an 18-year-old graduating high school without a care ...

The Last Hurrah: AKA Lying to Yourself

Jamie Strassenburg 07/27/2018 Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug Addiction, Featured Leave a Comment

Treatment on Monday. Whomp-whomp. You have a vague recollection of a conversation (while you were messed up) with a treatment counselor. You’re now riding the high horse that comes with ...

Avoiding the Treatment Center Cycle

Jamie Strassenburg 07/20/2018 Culture, Detox, Featured, Health and Wellness, Recovery, Residential Leave a Comment

Rehab saves lives. There’s no disputing that. With the opioid crisis catapulting addiction into the national limelight, there has been a much-needed push for Americans to accept addiction as a …

13th Step: Alcoholics Anonymous Isn’t Tinder

Jamie Strassenburg 07/13/2018 Health and Wellness, Recovery Leave a Comment

The pink cloud is real. This rose-colored haze of early sobriety may seem innocuous. But aside from too often leading us into a full-blown relapse, the pink cloud also acts …

Harm Reduction: Does It Work?

Jamie Strassenburg 07/06/2018 Addiction, Health and Wellness, Recovery, Relapse Leave a Comment

If you’ve spent any prolonged amount of time in the recovery community, you’ve probably arrived here with a bias either for or against harm reduction. Maybe you vehemently fight against …

If Demi Lovato Can Admit to Relapse, So Can You

Jamie Strassenburg 06/29/2018 Addiction, Alcoholism, Relapse Leave a Comment

Singing the blues is a time-honored artistic tradition. Blues singers often approach the task with a cryptic veil that allows them to channel the idea of sadness or guilt without ...

Backslide vs. Relapse: Is There a Difference?

Jamie Strassenburg 06/21/2018 Addiction, Health and Wellness, Relapse Leave a Comment

Recovery presents joy and challenge in competing measures. This battle to regain control of one’s life does not have one linear path. Rather, it’s a series of twisting, convoluted choices ...

Why Do Addicts End Up in Hotels?

Jamie Strassenburg 06/15/2018 Addiction, Featured, Relapse Leave a Comment

We’re all familiar with the trope. After days or weeks on a bender, an addict will find themselves holed up in a hotel with bottles, spoons, and whatever else strewn …

Cults 101: Does AA Qualify as a Cult?

Jamie Strassenburg 06/08/2018 Alcoholism, Recovery Leave a Comment

Alcoholics Anonymous offers help for people seeking respite from substance abuse. Its active members proudly tout the effectiveness of group's teachings. Despite lack of hard evidence, AA has helped countless ...

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