Whether you’re currently in treatment or fresh out of a program, the first month of sobriety can be an overwhelming part of the journey. There…
Staying Away from Known Triggers
When it comes to addiction of any kind, there are various triggers that cause a person to seek out a specific behavior, such as using,…
Bolstering Your Recovery by Making Healthy Choices
Recovery from alcohol and drug addiction is a process that can begin with a medically supervised detoxification. During or shortly after detox is complete, a long-term recovery…
How Alcohol Affects Us
Those of us who self-identify as alcoholic have endured many hardships and have propagated much misery, both within ourselves and among others. The life of an alcoholic…
Medications and Recovery
When we were active in the disease of our addiction, many of us took prescription medications, mixing them with the alcohol and/or drugs we were regularly…
Why Medical Detox is a Vital First Step in Recovery
For people in active addiction (whether the substance used is alcohol or any other drug), the idea of getting clean and sober can be terrifying. People who…