Addiction changes your brain’s structure, and many recovering addicts I know neglect their physical health. Now that you’re in recovery,…
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Archives for February 2014
Aromatherapy Can Help Ease Recovery
you’re a recovering addict, you understand the mental and physical challenges of recovery. I have encountered such grace and willpower…
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9 TV Character’s Struggles with Addiction (Spoilers!)
In my experience, addiction affects people from all walks of life. Doctors, nurses, musicians, police officers, and crime scene investigators…
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How To Handle Every Sobriety Challenge With Ease Using These Tips
I really wish that overcoming alcohol addiction and drug abuse was as simple as making the decision to not use…
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The Connection Between Mental Health and Addiction
Sufferers of various mental illnesses often compound their problems with substance abuse, making it difficult for psychiatrists and therapists to…
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An Exercise Guide To Improve Mental Health
Mental health problems affect millions of people. Whether it is depression, anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, or something more rare, there…
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Coping with an Alcoholic Parent
Alcoholism is defined as “a chronic and progressive disease” with which the person might have problems controlling their drinking, be…
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Prescription Drug Addiction & Abuse
Typically when people think of drug addictions and drug abuse, it is illegal drugs that first come to mind. While…
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The Importance of Dual-Diagnosis in Treating Drug Recovery
Dual diagnosis (aka Co-occurring disorders) is the term given when mental illness combines with substance abuse. Dealing with substance abuse,…
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