Addiction Recovery – Multiple Pathways? There is lots of controversy today surrounding drug and alcohol addiction. For example, the opioid epidemic has caused intense media scrutiny on addiction, not all of it positive. Amazingly, many still debate whether addiction...
Utilizing the Recovery Oriented Systems (ROSC) of Care Model for Addiction One of the innovative techniques used in the substance use disorder field is recovery coaching. A Recovery Coach (RC) helps support an individuals recovery. This is just one of a growing number...
Ten Affirmations To Get You Through Tough Times There have been moments in my life when I was in deep, radiating pain and a quote or a song lyric or an affirmation would make its way into my world, and it would be exactly what I needed to hear. An affirmation is a...
Self-Medicating Depression & Anxiety: When Popping-Pills Stops Being Fun The first time I saw a psychiatrist I was in graduate school. I had recently abused a non-narcotic pain reliever called Tramadol. For the first time in my life, I realized I was addicted to...
5 Things I Learned During Addiction Treatment I didn’t want to go to treatment. Who does? I couldn’t grasp the concept of being away from my drug of choice and how I would survive without it. I was in the depths of despair and I didn’t think there was a way out....