Addiction Treatment

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Mention the word addiction and everyone has their own take on what it is, whether anyone can get it or some are just destined to be addicts, what can be done about it, and is it possible to overcome. There’s also still a great deal of stigma attached to addiction – and there shouldn’t be. It’s time to set the facts straight. Addiction isn’t an automatic death sentence, as long ...

Celebrating your sobriety is an important part of your recovery. It’s also one that you need to factor into your life. Celebrations are, by their very nature, meant to be occasions of rejoicing, joy and sharing something that’s good. But they take planning and conscious thought. Celebrations don’t just occur without intention. Still, whoever came up with the idea of celebrating sobriety sh ...

Anyone who’s beginning treatment or living in early recovery recognizes that this is a whole new chapter in their life. Not all of those initial chapters are either predictable or pre-ordained. Much like a novel, what happens next is often quite surprising. It’s certainly filled with challenges. Using the book analogy to your journey to recovery is helpful because of the numerous parallels that are easy to ...

Once you complete treatment for dependence or addiction to alcohol, drugs, or other addictive behaviors, it’s a whole new world ahead. This can also be a pretty frightening time if you fail to prepare yourself for a range of new emotions, challenges, obstacles and opportunities. Let’s face it, while treatment itself wasn’t easy at times, not having the security and constant presence of your counselors and t ...

Addicts in recovery, along with their loved ones, close friends, and co-workers, often wonder if the recovering individual will develop new or substitute addictions, once treatment has been completed for the initial addiction. In other words, how likely is it that the person who received treatment for alcohol addiction or drug addiction will move on to another type of addiction? In order to better understan ...

With Americans today taking a fresh look at all aspects of their lives, including financial, social and health, it makes sense that revisiting the rationale for some old habits is a good idea as well. Besides paring down household expenses, doing away with discretionary purchases, simplifying your life and putting more emphasis on quality family time, you can do yourself – and your family – a bi ...

Don’t let everyday stresses and problems get you down to the point where you think the only relief is smoking a joint, popping a pill, having a few too many cocktails, or some other drug-related solution. Not only will your so-called relief be temporary, it can also be harmful to your health, contribute to possible addiction, and leave you more incapable of dealing with stresses on your own the next time th ...

There’s no getting around it. You slipped. You had a relapse. It’s time to face the facts, pick yourself up, and start back on the road to recovery. The truth is that many recovering addicts have one or more relapses before they finally “get it together.” This is not an indictment, simply a reality. The problem is, once it’s happened to you, it’s not so easy to face what’s happened. The tendency is to heap ...

Addiction takes a tremendous toll on everyone involved – the addict, family, friends, employer and coworkers. Beyond the anguish and heartache of having to deal with the addiction itself, the spouse, significant other or loved ones of the addict often suffer the added burden of financial difficulties as well. Pressure to stretch rapidly diminishing family funds mounts to the point where the next unexpected ...

By Suzanne Kane The first reaction many people have to getting out of rehab is that they’re glad it’s over. Then, reality sets in. Now comes the hard part: staying sober. When you find yourself up all night, plagued with drinking dreams, or you can’t make it through the day without some reminder, some temptation to drag you back into your addiction, recognize that you’re not alone. This is a common occurren ...