Addiction Recovery Degrees
Many people who are in recovery are drawn to a career in the addiction recovery field. This is natural; of course someone who has seen that recovery is possible would want to help others recover as well. This is a great field for people in recovery because it is something they are passionate about, have […]
Strategies to Keep Your Kids Drug Free
You may think that no matter what you do, whether or not your child decides to us drugs or alcohol is completely out of your hands. In your mind, kids will be kids, and they will do what they will do, and they are certainly not going to listen to their parents, and least of […]
Denver Supervised Injection Sites
In November, the Denver City Council approved a pilot supervised injection site for people suffering from opiate addiction. It would be the first in the United States, but others have existed and do exist in places such as Spain, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Canada, and Australia. Proponents of the concept cite low overdose rates, medical […]
SAD and Addiction
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a condition that affects many people who live in colder climates in the winter. Most people who exhibit symptoms of this mood disorder report mostly normal mental health throughout the year otherwise, but when the days get shorter, when the weather gets colder, and when it is darker and more […]
Americans, Pain, and Opioids
The opioid crisis in the United States is real and is growing and tragically, there is no end in sight. In 2017, opioids killed more than 70,000 Americans, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and this number is so high that it actually caused a decrease in overall life expectancy in our […]
Addiction in the Nursing Profession
Nursing is a wonderful, respectable, and rewarding profession, and most who choose it love it – even despite the long hours, challenges, and intense demands of the job. Nurses are a vital part of health care sector, and are often even more involved in direct patient care than most doctors. There are a wide variety […]
Dealing with Transfer Addictions
There are many different names for the term transfer addiction. This common occurrence can also be referred to as addiction replacement, cross addiction, or a substitute addiction. No matter what you call them, as someone in recovery, they are something you certainly want to avoid, and something you must be highly vigilant against. In simple […]
Depression in Early Recovery and When to Seek Help
Experiencing depression in recovery – particularly in early recovery – is extremely common. When someone finally breaks free from his or her addiction and begins living a clean and sober lifestyle, it seems as if everything should appear new, bright, celebratory, and exciting, but many people find that they feel just the opposite, and these […]
How to Find a Date When You Are Clean and Sober
Now that you have been clean and sober for a while, you are feeling strong and confident – and that’s great. You are successfully moving down your own personal path to recovery, and everything seems to be working out just the way you’d hoped and planned. However, lately you find that sometimes you feel lonely. […]
Best Ways to Travel Sober.
Traveling in recovery can be challenging, but it can also be one of the most rewarding things you will ever do. When you were an active drug or alcohol abuser, there were likely many things keeping you from seeing the rest of your state, your country or the world. You likely did not have the money […]