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5 Ways The Pandemic Is Affecting Addiction
The pandemic is reshaping life around the world in many ways. It’s impacting how we work, learn, and interact with our loved ones. But it’s also impacting the way that addiction plays out. It’s...
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How to Ask for Help This Holiday Season
The holidays are supposed to be merry and bright, but for many people this year, they feel dark and isolating instead. After months of social distancing during the pandemic, spending the holidays away...
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Loneliness Through The Ages
Almost everyone has felt lonely at some point during the nine months of the coronavirus pandemic. With social distancing in place and schools closed, it’s normal and expected to feel a pang of...
View Article6 Ways to Keep Calm in Times of Transition
Think back to February 2020. You were probably going to an office each day. The kids were in school, and you had never thought about wearing a mask to get your groceries. Life was down right normal...
View ArticleEgo and Addiction
In the recovery community, there’s a lot of talk about humility. It’s true that people in recovery need to be willing to admit that they have a problem, and that they need help. However, recovery isn’t...
View ArticleYou Need Full Spectrum Addiction Treatment. Here’s Why.
Each year, more than 20 million Americans struggle with substance use disorder, also known as addiction. That group includes people from all walks of life, with various needs and beliefs. In order to...
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Do You Have Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)?
The days may be getting longer; despite that, February and March can be dreary months. With the holidays behind us and the excitement of a new year long gone, the dark days, cold temperatures and...
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What Is Meaning Centered Therapy?
Getting into treatment and reevaluating your relationship with drugs and alcohol can cause you to question a lot of things. Past relationships, the goals that you’ve held dear, and even the...
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 To Keep Your Recovery On Track
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...
View ArticleHow 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 ArticleBalanced Treatment with a 10-Step Approach
Substance use disorder touches millions of people, but each person who struggles with it has their own story. Maybe you’re medicating a mental health diagnosis, or trying to break the cycle of...
View ArticlePreventing Relapse with Intensive Outpatient Treatment
Nearly everyone who has been in recovery from a long time has had a relapse, or at least slipped into a relapse mindset. Long before you pick up the bottle or call up old friends for a fix, you’ll...
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