2022 Goal Setting for People in Recovery
A new year is almost here and late December and early January are a traditionally great time to set some goals for the year ahead. 2020 and 2021 were challenging for all, to say the least, but we all have high hopes for a bright and beautiful 2022. The best way to make the year […]
Quitting Cigarettes
Congratulations on your recovery! If you’ve managed to break free from your dependence on drugs and/or alcohol, you have already achieved so much. You surely feel better and now your life is on a better path – and you feel free. There’s still much to do to remain clean and sober for the rest of […]
Getting Back Out There After the Pandemic
The pandemic was hard on every one of us. When COVID-19 hit the United States and the world, all of our lives changed in a flash. Our active social lives suddenly came to a halt. Work, for many, went remote. Kids began attending school from home. Everyone was nervous and on edge about a virus […]
Sober Living Opportunities at Colleges and Universities
College is synonymous with drug and alcohol use and abuse. In every movie and television show featuring college-aged characters, there is almost always some sort of drinking alcohol or doing drugs involved. Many people who attended college have memories that include these activities as well. College kids go to bars. College kids go to parties. […]
Vitamins for Recovery
Proper nutrition is crucial for a happy and healthy life. Vitamins and minerals help our brain and other organs function at their best. When they are missing from our diet and our body, we suffer. People who do not get the proper nourishment often find that they are always tired, even if they sleep a […]
The History of the Opioid Epidemic
The Opioid Epidemic in the United States The opioid epidemic continues to grow in the United States, and despite some efforts to defeat it, it is showing no sign of slowing, let alone stopping. Overdoses are currently the leading cause of death of Americans under the age of fifty, and two-thirds of overdose deaths are […]
The Sober Bar Movement
The sober-curious movement and the non-alcoholic craft beer movement quickly putting the idea of not drinking on the front page of publications everywhere, so it’s no surprise that the alcohol-free bar movement is following suit. Nationwide and truly, all over the world, sober bars are popping up. Sometimes these establishments are one-night only, or one […]
Single Parents & Addiction
If you’re a single parent who is struggling with addiction, you are not alone. There are many single parents out there who are just like you. Single parents are especially susceptible to developing substance use disorders for several reasons. Further, once they begin to use on a regular basis, it’s often difficult for them to […]
Kristen Johnston on Overcoming Substance Abuse Disorders
Actress Kristen Johnston is very well-known to some. She’s been in a number of films and television shows, and the two for which she is most famous are two sit-coms with cult followings: Third Rock from the Sun from the late 1990s, and Mom, which she began on in 2018 and which is still aired […]
How to Support a Loved One Experiencing Mental Illness
Mental illness is not at all uncommon. In fact, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, one in five adults in the United States experienced mental illness in 2019, and 16.5% of American youth between the ages of six and seventeen did as well. Sadly, only 43.8% of adults and 50.6% of youth received […]