How to Create a Self Care Plan for Recovering Drug Addicts
It’s very important to take care of yourself now that you are clean and sober and working hard on your recovery. Focusing on yourself, especially in early recovery, can be vital to your success. Recovering from addiction is hard work; it takes a lot of mental focus, it can be emotionally and physically draining, and […]
How to Pick the Perfect Treatment Center
Choosing the ideal recovery center isn’t easy; in fact, it may well be one of the most important decisions you ever make. It’s not a matter of just finding whichever treatment center is closest to you, or choosing a random listing you find from Googling “best recovery facilities.” Getting this particular decision right can make […]
How Keeping an Addiction Journal Can Help with Recovery
Getting thoughts on paper through journaling can be a big help to anyone, particularly anyone going through a challenging or inspiring time in their lives. People who are in recovery, in particular, can benefit from keeping a journal in many ways, and it can help keep them on the clean and healthy path to a […]
Why a Good Night’s Sleep is Crucial When Recovering From Addiction
Insomnia or irregular sleep is common in early addiction recovery, and unfortunately, lack of proper sleep can be a major trigger that can quickly lead to relapse if left unaddressed. A study published in the October/November issue of the Journal of Addiction Medicine found that the frequency of insomnia is five times higher in people […]
Volunteering While Recovering From Addiction – Is It Right For You?
Volunteering is a great way to spend your time, whether you’re in recovery or not! There are so many organizations that depend on volunteers and can benefit greatly from your time and efforts, and in turn, you will be helping yourself as well. According to the National Corporation for National and Community Service, 62.6 million […]
Life After Addiction
If you’re just getting started on your recovery journey, it might feel like the road ahead of you is exceedingly long. That’s why it’s so important to think about what life after addiction is like in general—and what it’s going to be like for you. In this post, we’re going to explore life after addiction, […]
Portugal’s Decriminalization of Drugs and is it Right For The US?
The United States is, inarguably, in the midst of a colossal drug epidemic. Last year alone, there were over 50,000 overdose deaths in our country. On the other end of the spectrum, the small European country of Portugal has managed to vastly decrease their rate of deaths from drug use over the past decade and […]
How Iceland is Keeping Kids Off Drugs
The remote, mid-Atlantic country of Iceland has been in the news for the past few months for a very important and impressive reason – it has managed to decrease levels of teen substance abuse there by leaps and bounds. Twenty years ago, Icelandic teens were among the heaviest drinking teens in Europe. A 1998 survey […]
Why Relocating During Recovery May be Right for You
Have you ever heard the phrase “change your space, change your life”? Although this phrase is most used when referring to the Chinese interior design practice of feng shui, it applies to life overall in so many ways. According to the US Census Bureau’s most recent statistics, between 11.5 and 12.5 percent of Americans move […]
When to Know to Seek Help for Addiction
Millions of Americans struggle with addiction—more than 23 million, actually. A huge number of these people struggle with alcohol, and many are fighting addiction to drugs; still, others are addicted to multiple substances or poly drug use. Are you one of them? Here is how to get a sense of when to seek help for […]