How Can Loved Ones Ensure A Smooth Transition Back Home After Drug Treatment?
Support Group: What is it? And What to Expect?
Going to a support group for the very first time can be a very daunting task, but fact of the matter is – it’s probably going to be the absolute best thing for you. Whether you have been through a structured rehabilitation program, or if you got clean and sober on your own and need […]
Music Therapy for Addiction Recovery
Music therapy, simply defined, is the use of music to improve health or functional outcomes in people suffering from a disorder, disease, or illness of some kind. It is a special type of therapy in which a music therapist uses a wide variety of the aspects of music – such as its physical, emotional, mental, […]
How Recovery Begins
When things are dark, they are often very dark – especially when it comes to addiction. It may be hard if not nearly impossible to see a light at the end of the tunnel, but it really is there. Sadly, there many people suffering from dependence and addiction to alcohol or drugs, and many of […]
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 […]