May 16, 2019 | Recovery, Trending Topics
Relapse is sometimes mistakenly defined as a failed attempt to recover from addiction. A relapse, in reality, is the re-emergence of symptoms after a chronic disease has been in remission for a period of time. Diabetics can have a relapse, as can a person with...
May 13, 2019 | Substance Use Disorder, Mental Health
Adverse Childhood Experiences In her TED Talk, Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, the California Surgeon General, described childhood trauma as a toxin that can reduce life expectancy by 20 years and the Adverse Childhood Experiences Study as something that everybody needs to...
Apr 25, 2019 | Substance Use Disorder, Trending Topics
Two Schools of Thought At most drug or alcohol rehab centers, the goal is to help clients stop using alcohol, prescription drugs, or illicit substances. The concept that a person is expected to entirely abstain from using as part of the recovery process is called...
Apr 19, 2019 | Substance Use Disorder, Recovery
The Need for Proper Nutrition While recovery from substance abuse is usually focused primarily on keeping drugs out of one’s body, an often-underrated component of successfully staying in recovery is choosing proper nutrition. The foods we eat impact how we feel and...
Apr 8, 2019 | Substance Use Disorder
Many people who end up addicted to alcohol or other substances started out just using their drug of choice recreationally. Perhaps they would get high at parties or drink with colleagues after a stressful day at work. Eventually, though, what started out as a fun,...
