Staying Motivated in Recovery

Feb 2, 2021

Staying Motivated in Recovery Maintaining sobriety seems like a daunting challenge as time goes on and your motivation begins to diminish. However, there are many helpful steps that people in recovery use to keep their spirits high and to help them remain focused on...

Understand and Avoid the Temptation to Use Drugs During the Holidays

Dec 29, 2020

Understand and Avoid the Temptation to Use Drugs During the Holidays While media portrays the holiday season as a time for family togetherness and joyous revelry, not everyone feels like celebrating. If you struggle with drug addiction, the temptation to use may feel...

Cold Turkey – Great Leftovers, Not a Great Action for Addicts

Nov 23, 2020

Cold Turkey – Great Leftovers, Not a Great Action for Addicts Thanksgiving is November 26. Although it might not be the same celebration nationwide due to COVID-19, it will still be a festive time as families consume turkey, mashed potatoes and all the trimmings. In...

Quitting Alcohol Cold Turkey

Nov 16, 2020

Quitting Alcohol Cold Turkey How the brain copesAlcohol withdrawal is defined as a process the body goes through when someone abruptly stops consuming alcohol after a prolonged period.Alcohol has a slow-moving sedating effect on the brain when consumed, and if you...

Meditation and Mindfulness for Addiction Recovery

Oct 26, 2020

Meditation and Mindfulness for Addiction Recovery Addiction to substances or behaviors depends on a complicated interplay of brain chemistry, genetics, environment, and the availability of substances or behaviors to an individual. It would be irresponsible, therefore,...