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Natural Treatments for Depression
Depression and addiction often go hand in hand. Many times, people who are afflicted with one of these conditions are also suffering from the other as well. Both problems are treatable, and you can return to a happy and healthy drug-free lifestyle if you are armed with the right
What is Equine Therapy? The History of Equine Therapy
Who doesn’t like horses? Have you ever met someone who doesn’t? There certainly may be people out there who have a negative opinion of horses and ponies, but that sentiment is likely quite rare. Even if you have never had any direct, personal experience with horses, you probably
What is Neurofeedback and Can it Help With My Recovery?
Neurofeedback, also known as neurotherapy or neurobiofeedback, is a branch of biofeedback that measures brain activity in real time, which is directly observed by the patient, who then works to self-regulate that activity for specific results. Although some medical professionals
7 Tips For Parents on Prom Night to Keep Your Child Safe
Prom night is a big night in many teens’ lives. For some, it is the first time they have ever attended a formal event. The prom is anticipated for months if not years in advance. Dresses are bought, tuxes are rented, cars are borrowed and washed or limos are chartered, hair is do
Summer Activities for Recovering Addicts
If you’re still getting used to recovery or just find summer a tough season to get through, don’t worry. We’ve got a whole list of great activities to help you breeze through the sunny days without the typical partying out of control. These sober summer activities for
How Employers Can Improve the Workplace for a Recovering Addict
Hear us out for a moment: there are many ways employers can improve the workplace for a recovering addict—and many reasons that it’s worth doing. Substance abuse and addiction can cost any workplace a lot. Employees who use illicit drugs, drink heavily, or abuses prescripti
President Trump's Plan to Fight and Prevent Opioid Addiction
United States’ President Donald Trump recently announced a new plan to fight opioid abuse and addiction in this country. As nearly everyone knows, there is a major opioid epidemic in the United States today, and something needs to be done to stop it – and fast. According to curre
Learn How Pranayama Can Help You Through Recovery
Have you heard of pranayama? This centuries-old practice can be a great help to you on your recovery journey. It’s so simple, and you can do it almost anywhere, at any time. The tools that you need to participate are things you have with you always, and immediately upon practice,
What to Do if Your Spouse is an Addict
Discovering, realizing, or even simply finally accepting that your spouse is addicted to drugs or alcohol can be devastating. You love this person. You have bonded your life to his or hers. You imagine your future together, and you want it to always be happy, healthy, and positiv
Drug Addiction and The Elderly
Addiction can affect people of all ages. Unfortunately, many tend to forget or overlook our senior population when considering this fact. There are more people over the age of 65 in our country than ever before; thanks to the wonders of modern science, people are living longer, a
How Exercise Can Help You Stay Sober
You took the steps necessary to become clean and sober for many reasons, but one major and all-encompassing motivator was likely a desire to live a healthier life. Now that you are well on your way down your path to recovery, what can you do next to become even stronger and healt
Celebrities Who Struggled with Addiction—and Won
The idea that celebrities live perfect lives is a popular one until you think about the great equalizer that addiction really is. Although it’s true that a celebrity might not end up homeless or in jail as quickly as an “ordinary” addict, even world-famous drug users know t
How to Bounce Back After a Relapse
Unfortunately, you relapsed. Right now, you are probably blaming yourself and think you are a complete and total failure. You are likely scared and confused, and you don’t know what to do next. The first and most important thing you need to know in this moment, though, is that re
How A Good Bedtime Routine can Help While in Recovery
Although the word routine has in some ways become synonymous with boring, the fact of the matter is that routine is important, and is helpful to us in so many ways. Developing routines for different parts of your day can be a great tool to you in recovery. Not only do routines he
Creating a Morning Routine When in Recovery
It’s likely that when you were deep in the darkness of your addiction that the first thing you thought of or did when you woke up in the morning was get high, get drunk, or – at the very least – immediately begin thinking about when and how you could obtain your drug
Earth Day Activities that Can Help Your Recovery
This year on April 22, the world will celebrate Earth Day for the 49th time. When you think about it, Earth Day is the perfect celebration for people in recovery. It’s all about making a fresh start and transforming something that was problematic into something that’s
How to Talk to Your Kids About Drugs
It is imperative that all parents talk to their kids about substance use, abuse, and addiction, but as someone in recovery, it’s especially important that you do so. There is good news from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA_; their 2017 Monitoring the Future survey showe
The Challenges and Risks of Drug Addiction While Pregnant
Pregnancy and impending motherhood is a very exciting time in any woman’s life. However, if a woman is battling drug or alcohol addiction or a combination of both, having a child on the way can be stressful for the mother-to-be, and continued substance abuse can be extremely dang
What to Expect After Drug Detox
Congratulations! You successfully completed a drug rehabilitation program and now you are headed home. After years of battling an addiction you did it! You got clean and sober, and you feel so much better already. Now it’s time to reintegrate back into everyday society and your n
Recovering Together: Tips for Recovering Couples
In some ways, recovering as a couple simplifies things. There are many issues you don’t need to explain, and you might feel less worried about being judged or left behind. On the other hand, though, recovering together as a couple is itself a very complex process—one that i
How to Detox from Methamphetamine: Withdrawals, Symptoms and Effects
Detoxing from Methamphetamine A recent National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) was used to evaluate methamphetamine use in the United States. The survey showed about 0.4 percent of Americans – approximately 1.2 million people – used methamphetamines. Additionally, the surv
How to Detox from Oxycodone: Withdrawals, Symptoms and Effects
How to Detox from Oxycodone Oxycodone is a powerful opioid drug. It is the basis for various prescription painkillers you’ll find on the market today, including Percocet and OxyContin. Like any other opiate, oxycodone is highly addictive and causes users to develop a tolera
How to Detox from Methadone: Withdrawals and Symptoms
How to Detox from Methadone Although methadone is prescribed for people addicted to heroin and other opiates, it is not a cure in the strictest sense. Methadone use is replacing one addiction with another, because methadone is just as addictive. The reasons we use methadone in th