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The Importance of Hope in Addiction Recovery

By George Ratnanather. Updated January 6, 2021. Recovering from an addiction is…

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Jo Colette holiday picture blog
Holidays with Your Family in Recovery: From Surviving to Cherishing

Written by Jo Colette, recovered addict, tattoo artist, and mom. The holidays…

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How to Help Someone With Drug Addiction or Alcoholism
How to Help Someone With Drug Addiction or Alcoholism: 5 Stages of…

So, you know someone with drug addiction or alcoholism and you want…

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Remembrance Day and Alcoholics Anonymous—Connections Between the Military and Recovery
Remembrance Day and Alcoholics Anonymous: Connections Between the Military and Recovery

As November 11th approaches, it’s appropriate to consider how the history of…

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Choosing the Best Inpatient Drug Rehab Center for You
The Complete Guide to Choosing the Best Inpatient Drug Rehab Center for…

The process of choosing the best inpatient drug rehab center for yourself…

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How to Stage a Drug or Alcohol Intervention
The Complete Guide to How to Stage a Drug or Alcohol Intervention

A drug or alcohol intervention is a planned event, organized by family…

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How Online Therapy for Anxiety Helped Me Get Better
How Online Therapy for Anxiety Helped Me Get Better

While all the types of therapy I’ve done provided me with some…

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Dialectical Behavioural Therapy: Practical Skills for Emotion Regulation
Dialectical Behavioural Therapy: Practical Skills for Emotion Regulation

The development of dialectical behavioural therapy (DBT) was motivated by one psychiatrist’s…

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What Is an Online Therapy Virtual Intensive Treatment Program
What Is an Online Therapy Virtual Intensive Treatment Program?

An intensive outpatient program (VITP) is an addiction or mental health treatment…

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How I cope with big life changes and stressful events [Chris Howe] blog
3 Ways of Coping with Big Life Changes and Stressful Events

Coping with big life changes and stressful events used to mean going…

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What Self-Care Means to Me and Why It’s So Important
What Self-Care Means to Me and Why It’s So Important

“Self-care.” On paper the term is self-explanatory and straightforward, meaning to take…

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From Addiction to Alumni Leader

At first, drinking was fun. Alcohol gave Tony confidence. Sober, Tony was…

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Changed Forever: Brain Damage Symptoms From Acquired Brain Injuries

We use our brains to make sense of our reality. Nerve endings…

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Queer and Present Danger: 5 Reasons Why LGBTQ+ People Have Higher Addiction Risk
Queer and Present Danger: 5 Reasons Why 2SLGBTQ+ People Have Higher Addiction…

It’s a reality faced by many in the LGBTQ+ community: the increased…

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Medical Marijuana—Facts, Myths, and Dangers
Medical Marijuana: Facts, Myths, and Dangers

Medical marijuana helps many people across the world. While increasing popularity of…

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