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Social Challenges in Recovery: Part 4 Q & AOvercoming Social Challenges in Early RecoveryPART IVQuestions & Answers regarding Social Challenges in Recovery Q: I see other new people in the rooms and they seem to be progressed farther along in their recovery […] Read More |
SAMHSA: National Prevention Week Kicks Into GearThis week the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is celebrating National Prevention Week. This annual recognition pays tribute to the countless amounts of men and women who work around the year to […] Read More |
Social Challenges in Recovery: Part 3Overcoming Social Challenges in Early RecoveryPART III Social Challenges: Acceptance, Service, & Doing The Next Right Thing Fear 7Calling myself an addict/alcoholic for some is not comfortable. It may feel as if somehow this is criticizing […] Read More |
Social Challenges In Recovery: Part 2Overcoming Social Challenges in Early RecoveryPART IISocial Challenges: Finding Support & Getting Connected Fear 4Getting numbers and using them can be especially difficult. Some of the concerns are as listed:Asking a stranger for their phone number. […] Read More |
Social Challenges In Recovery: Part 1Overcoming Social Challenges in Early RecoveryPART I Social Challenges: Taking the 1st Steps in RecoveryWhen starting the journey of recovery there are different obstacles to overcome. One of these is the issue of Social Challenges: Navigating […] Read More |
Common Myths About Drug DetoxThere are many myths out there regarding drug detox. Drug or alcohol detox is a vital part of the recovery process from an addiction. Because of this and the fear of the unknown surrounding detox […] Read More |
Something to Think About: Evidence of the Unseen(Photo #1) In this photo you can see where the truck went through the guard railing from right to left, flipping end to end across the culvert onto the left side.There is one thing I […] Read More |
Resentments: Providing A Service With Expectations“I Give and I Give…and She Takes and She Takes!!!”Ever felt like that before?? This was the cry of my oldest step daughter, (Caroline), one summer day when she was about 6 years old because […] Read More |
Strong Opinions In Recovery: Struggling For Similar Goals"I'm right! No, I am!"Human nature is a funny thing – As human beings we have a variety of experiences, which lead to the development of our ideas, concepts, beliefs, values and principles that ultimately, […] Read More |
Tangelos: Belief in RecoveryTangelosIt was 1985 on a warm humid spring morning in the small southeastern town of Marbury, Alabama. Early morning fog rested just atop the bean fields across the dirt road, while the piercing sound of […] Read More |
US Teens – Highest Rates Of Drug & Alcohol AbuseAccording to a new global study, American teens have the highest rates of both drug and alcohol abuse in the developed world. American teenagers are inundated with a culture that not only promotes, but, to […] Read More |
Is Klonopin the World’s Deadliest Prescription Drug?It can be very easy to get into trouble with certain prescription drugs. After all, how harmful could something that your doctor gives to you be? However, millions of Americans become addicted to prescription drugs […] Read More |