What To Do After You Relapse
Updated on 2/6/2025 Recovery is a difficult journey with many ups and downs. Depending on how your path is going, you may find yourself at a low point: relapse. In the moments following a relapse, you may be scared, sad, disappointed, confused, anxious and unsure of what comes next. However, it is essential to know […]
Feel at Home in Residential Recovery
Feel at Home in Residential Recovery Treatment from substance use disorder is a time to heal your body and spirit. You shouldn’t worry about cleaning or organizing your room and shared spaces. Focusing on your treatment journey is integral to mending and accepting your needs. You should be able to feel at home while in […]
Showing Our Appreciation During National Caregiver Month
Updated on 10/12/23 November is National Caregiver Month. It is a time to honor to those who have sacrificed their time, money, and physical and emotional strength in service of another. These caregivers are mothers, fathers, grandparents, children, nurses, etc. They are someone who shops, bathes, cleans houses and comforts others in need. Some do […]
Barriers to Recovery During the Holidays
Barriers to Recovery During the Holidays Addiction is a chronic, progressive condition that requires treatment to overcome. However, a large percentage of people who need treatment do not seek it. There are several reasons for this, but there seems to be even more of a reluctance to get help around the holidays. If you or […]
Why is it So Hard to Get Help for My Addiction?
Reasons It Is Hard to Get Help for My Addiction Breaking free from the prison that addiction holds you in is very difficult. It can often be a long, bumpy road to recovery because long-lasting sobriety takes a lot of effort. It can make many people stop to wonder: Why is it so hard to […]
How Do I Get My Loved One Into Treatment?
How To Get Your Loved One Into Treatment It is extremely heartbreaking and difficult to watch someone you love go down the destructive path of addiction. It is a fatal, chronic disease with serious life-threatening consequences. There comes a point where people around the person suffering from addiction begin to realize that their loved one […]
How Do I Know If I Have a Drug Problem?
Do I Have a Drug Problem? Drug addiction is a growing epidemic, affecting millions of people all over the world. In fact, according to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), 21.5 million American adults battled a substance use disorder in 2014. There can be many reasons someone might fall into a drug […]
My Anxiety Keeps Me From Reaching Out, Can You Help?
Anxiety and Addiction Many people with anxiety are also living with addiction. In fact, according to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, about 20 percent of Americans with an anxiety or mood disorder have an alcohol or other substance use disorder. In addition, about 20 percent of those with an alcohol or substance use […]