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Recovery Has Setbacks (And That’s Okay)
Many people see recovery as a linear upward progression of slowly getting better, one day at a time. But overcoming chemical dependency of any kind is an ongoing process which …
Vivitrol Reduces Cravings for Opioids and Alcohol
Though admitting you need help and checking into detox is one of the hardest steps on the road to recovery, there are plenty of trials after one gets clean and …
How Telehealth Supports Long Term Recovery
If there’s one thing you learn from working a recovery program, it’s this simple adage: “It works if you work it.” Seems simple enough, right? Just do what your 12-step …
COVID Relapse: Do I Need to Tell Anyone?
It’s getting closer to the end of 2020, and COVID is still raging stronger than we expected back when this all started back in March. Cases decline enough for us …
Coming Out of the Fog: Drug-Induced Numbness vs. Sober Awareness
Imagine not being able to see. You’re surrounded by a fog that only exists for you. Your arms and legs feel heavy and your body feels weird. It doesn’t exactly ...
Reasons Why People Leave Treatment Early (And How to Prevent It)
If you’ve watched any medical shows, you’ve probably heard the term “AMA” before. It means going against medical advice and it’s a term in real life too. For example, paramedics ...
Poor Self-Esteem: How to Build, Not Break
Self-loathing scratches. But for those who struggle with substance abuse, the instinctual reaction to it is not natural repulsion like we’d expect against the scratches of nails on a chalkboard. …
Willpower Isn’t Enough to Stay Sober
It’s become particularly evident lately that we live in a country which places an exaggerated value on individual choice. The mindset has reached the point of, “Do what you want, ...
What Happens to Recovery After COVID?
Extended solitude changes the way your brain functions. After several months of quarantine, many recovering addicts find themselves returning to old destructive thought patterns that they worked very hard in …