The community factor might seem unrelated to addiction recovery, but studies have shown that the people you surround yourself with have a big impact on your mental health, and even your chances of relapse. More than a potential risk, there is also a case to make that the right community is preventative when it comes […]
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Alcoholism is more than sitting back and enjoying a few beers on a Friday night. Like any addiction, it’s an emotionally and socially crippling disease that robs you of the freedom to drink in moderation, and instead forces you to drink or drown in pain. Alcoholism is one of the more dangerous addictions, because the […]
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It’s much more than a choice. Addiction can best be described as a mental illness or a brain disease, a powerful compulsion that pushes patients to seek out drugs even if they know it’s detrimental and carries heavy mental effects and consequences. Drug users will go out of their way for the next high, to […]
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The issue of sobriety has been addressed for centuries in America. Getting sober and staying sober has been a goal for people long before the inception of AA, and addiction and sobriety as concepts are older than this republic of ours. Yet despite the long and hard struggle, we still have a problem with drugs […]
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Addiction is more than personal pain – the consequences of addiction are real and can reverberate through your life and lives of those around you for years to come. A few months spent in the throes of addiction can redefine your entire life and can remain a burden long after your last high. This is […]
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To an outside, luxury rehabs and beachside sober living might look like resorts that “miss the mark” on what sobriety is supposed to be. They might look more like a vacation from home than serious treatment, and some resent that. But nothing could be further from the truth. Getting sober is incredibly hard no matter […]
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Perspective is important in life. Perspective gives us a better reason to appreciate the things we have and let go of the things we don’t have. If anything gives us perspective, then it is hardship. And one of the greatest hardships is fighting against your own will to achieve a healthier, normal life. Addiction is […]
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I have been thinking about the transformational power of unconditional love and the impact it has. I sometimes see the results of unconditional love immediately, sometimes I never see the results, and then there are those times when the results pay dividends forever! When I give unconditional love, I am of service to someone else […]
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Addiction treatment has evolved over the years to grow and encompass an ever-increasing number of circumstances, factors, situations and needs. Addiction is not a disease that has a one-size-fits-all cure, and treatment methods have popped up to accommodate the varying needs across all patient types. From people seeking a dedicated facility to attend treatment to […]
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If you stand by the edge of a cliff, the tiniest voice in your head will whisper to you, urging you to jump. The French call this The Call of the Void. In psychology, the closest we can come to a reasonable explanation is that when confronted with a steep fall, we step away instinctively, […]
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