How to Evaluate Unhealthy Habits
When we hear the term “addiction,” most people immediately think of illicit drugs, followed by alcohol. Addiction to substances is prevalent, affecting 10% of the population by some estimates. But...
View ArticleThis Exercise Can Help When Goal Setting Seems Overwhelming
In the self-help world, goal setting is held up as the golden standard. It’s simple, according to posts on social media and self-help books: simply set a goal and work toward it. Voilà! Unfortunately,...
View ArticleFrom Addict To Poet and Treatment Center CEO
When Matthew Ganem was addicted to OxyContin, and later heroin, he never imagined that 14 years later he would be the CEO of Aftermath Addiction Treatment LLC. “OxyContin became my everything: who I...
View Article5 Reasons Family Should Be Involved in Recovery
Recovery is an intensely personal process — only you can make the decision to reach out for treatment and stop using substances. At the same time, recovery revolves around communities to help people...
View Article12 Steps To Spring Clean Your Recovery
Recovery unfolds one day at a time, but when you take a second to look over the past year you can see: it’s been a rough one. When you’ve just recently completed treatment or are a recovery veteran,...
View ArticleHow Alcohol Affects Your Brain in Different Stages of Alcohol Consumption
Researchers at Charleston drug rehab center say that alcohol consumed at low levels can have “feel good” effects, which is why most people turn to it after a bad day at work or while experiencing...
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10 Celebrities Who Talked About Rehab, Recovery and Relapses Amidst COVID-19
By Preston Powell The loneliness, the boredom, the need to escape reality—COVID-19 has really put the world through a wringer. Even though our social lives have slowed down, stay-at-home orders and the...
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Beyond The Treatment Center
When most people think about getting sober, they picture a person in need of help who participates in a stay at a treatment center. Thirty, 60 or 90 days later that person emerges and is transformed,...
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PTSD and Addiction
Over the past twenty years, numerous research studies have proven a significant link between PTSD and ensuing addiction. In one study, where both addicted patients and a non-addicted control group were...
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13 Sober Summer Activities
Every year, there’s a sense of excitement and relief as summer begins. But this year, with the economy slowly reopening as vaccinations become more widespread, the potential of summer seems bigger and...
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