Overcoming Meth Addiction: What is the Meth Recovery Rate? With the opioid crisis making headlines throughout the country, other substance such as meth are often overlooked by the public. Of course, the problem of addiction in the United States doesn’t stop at...
NA 12 Steps: What Are They and Where Do They Fit into Treatment? Off the worldwide success of the Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) program, Narcotics Anonymous (NA) was established to provide a space for people with a drug addiction to gain the same...
Why You Should Attend Drug Rehab Aftercare Programs Completing a drug addiction rehab program is an admirable accomplishment that requires serious commitment and determination. Drug rehab aftercare programs reinforce and strengthen the resolve you’ve built during rehab and are essential in preventing...
Addiction affects the whole family. Here’s how to help an addict you love. Family members of an addicted individual are often at a loss over how to help an addict they love. Sometimes it’s difficult to bring up the subject with an...
Aftercare in Bonita Springs According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, addiction recovery requires four main components: A healthy home Purpose Health Community
How Addiction Recovery Affirmations Can Help You Stay Clean and Sober Unfortunately, there is no cure for addiction – like many other mental disorders. It is a relapsing disease and according to a JAMA study, between 40 and 60 percent of people...
These stress management tips can help you stay calm and prevent stress-related relapse. Managing stress in early recovery is one of the most important considerations for relapse prevention. Stress is a risk factor for developing an addiction, and stress in recovery can...
What is the Pink Cloud in Recovery? – What You Need to Know If you have ever been on a roller coaster ride, you understand the sometimes exciting, and other times frightening, ups and downs of the emotional experience. Addiction recovery is...
Can You Forgive an Addict? A Closer Looks at the Science of Addiction When a person abuses illicit drugs, prescription medications or alcohol, the negative effects carry over into the lives of their friends, family and co-workers. The addict may do and...
Learning How To Overcome Codependency Codependency is a danger to both parties in the relationship. Excessive emotional or psychological reliance on a partner results in an unhealthy situation. What may start out as trying to help someone with a drug or alcohol...