Drug rehabilitation is a reawakening. Recovering addicts have a fresh start in life when they break free from their dependence on drugs. But researchers have found that life’s stresses can send rehabilitated addicts back into the cycle of addiction and abuse and can also begin a life of abuse for those plagued with Post Traumatic [...]
"Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven’t half the strength you think they have." – Norman Vincent Peale, minister, author of more than 46 books, most notable for The Power of Positive Thinking (1898-1993) When we were children, we all loved hearing the fairy tales and [...]
Many family members wonder why treatment isn’t enough to keep their loved one on the path to recovery. After all, hasn’t he or she figured out why they felt the compulsion to drink or do drugs or engage in other addictive behaviors? Didn’t they learn how to avoid the situations, people, and things that trigger [...]
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 [...]
