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Addiction Recovery

How to Prepare for the Party Season When You’re Sober

On This Page: Stay Connected to Your Recovery Be Nice to Your Body Use Mental Reminders Coping with Stressful People Make Your Own Holiday Fun Enough Is Enough When you’re sober, you face the year-round challenge of social gatherings that involve alcohol. These gatherings become even more frequent and difficult to navigate during party and … Continue reading How to Prepare for the Party Season When You’re Sober →

January 22, 2016

Addiction Recovery

Are There Scientific Processes Underlying the 12-Step Recovery Method?

On This Page: Social and Cognitive Neuroscience Explain the 12-Step Method Positive Psychology as the Gateway for Spiritual Renewal Sponsorship and the Process of Mirroring The Neurological Effects of Storytelling When it comes to the current conceptualization of addiction, most would subscribe to the compelling disease model, which decidedly states that addiction is a chronic, … Continue reading Are There Scientific Processes Underlying the 12-Step Recovery Method? →

December 29, 2015

Alcohol Abuse

Children of Alcoholics Discuss Life ‘in a War Zone’

Blaire Sharpe and Phillip L. Woods know all too well about the pain that comes with growing up in an alcoholic home. But both have overcome that pain to create successful lives and enjoy the kind of peace they never had as children. In her new book, “Not Really Gone,” Sharpe (a pen name) describes … Continue reading Children of Alcoholics Discuss Life ‘in a War Zone’ →

September 23, 2015

Addiction Recovery

Top 10 Ways to Have a Great Summer Without Drugs or Alcohol

Summertime is prime time for BBQ, beach parties, music festivals and more – all venues where drugs and alcohol are not only common but also prolific. If these are your favorite summer activities, it can be difficult to avoid relapse, or at least to avoid feeling nostalgic about drug use or left out of the … Continue reading Top 10 Ways to Have a Great Summer Without Drugs or Alcohol →

June 9, 2015

Addiction Recovery

10 Things You Can Do to Strengthen Your Recovery

With the broad strokes of recovery firmly in place, what are some other ways to ensure long-term recovery success? Here are 10: 1. Know Relapse Triggers The better someone knows his personal triggers, the things that bring on a desire to drink or get high, the better he’s able to plan in advance for ways … Continue reading 10 Things You Can Do to Strengthen Your Recovery →

May 25, 2015

Addiction Recovery

Recovery Goals for 2015: Where Will Sobriety Take You This Year?

On This Page: Moving Forward Areas that Require Change An End Game From Here to There The First Step One of the keys to maintaining sobriety for the long term is intentionality. Choosing your goals, crafting your plan, and being very intentional in everything you do from what you eat to whom you spend time … Continue reading Recovery Goals for 2015: Where Will Sobriety Take You This Year? →

January 5, 2015

Addiction Recovery

10 Tips for Avoiding Relapse During the Holiday Season

Recovery from drug addiction and alcohol use disorders can be a struggle. At any time, an unexpected event or emotion can trigger cravings for the drug of choice and make someone want to drink or get high. During the holidays, recovery can be even trickier than usual. Some common triggers during the holidays include the following: Dealing … Continue reading 10 Tips for Avoiding Relapse During the Holiday Season →

December 3, 2014

Addiction Recovery

3 Things You Need to Thrive in Recovery

Recovery is hard. Under the best of circumstances, it’s difficult to make a new life for oneself—new friends, a new perspective, sometimes a new home, a new job and a new relationship. Continuing to progress and grow in recovery by taking part in a range of aftercare services is always recommended, but what does every … Continue reading 3 Things You Need to Thrive in Recovery →

September 29, 2014

General Issues

20 Arrested for Distributing Synthetic Drug Molly

Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration John P. Gilbride along with US Attorney Richard S. Hartunian announced that 20 people have been charged with conspiracy to distribute an analogue controlled substance called “Molly.”  Based in central New York, the conspiratorial drug trafficking ring had co-conspirators in … Continue reading 20 Arrested for Distributing Synthetic Drug Molly →

September 21, 2011

Addiction Recovery

Drug Testing for Welfare Recipients: Pros and Cons

On This Page: The Pros Do These Pro-Testing Arguments Stand? The Cons Do These Anti-Testing Arguments Stand? According to CNN and a number of other news sources, Florida officials once took quick strides toward implementing a new program that would require potential recipients of cash aid and welfare to undergo drug testing when they apply. Some think … Continue reading Drug Testing for Welfare Recipients: Pros and Cons →

July 8, 2011

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