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Keeping a Positive Attitude in Recovery
Addiction can make a person miserable, and detoxing can make you feel chaotic. Emotions run high when you're first getting...
Recovery Is A Family Affair: Information For Loved Ones
Addiction is a disease that can tornado through family life and leave loved ones trying to pick up the pieces.
Four Creative Ways To Cope With Anxiety In Your Daily Life
Everyone feels anxiety every once in a while. In recovery, you'll often feel confronted with something that's difficult, which can...
How Does the Weather Affect People With Substance Use Disorders?
As humans, we've all had one of those days. Waking up to a dreary, rainy day can set us off...
What is COWS? (The Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Scale)
Addiction is not a one-size-fits all experience. Some people get clean and sober after months while others don't find recovery...
Feeling Blue? Coping with Depression
Many people in recovery, especially from highly addictive drugs, find themselves feeling depressed from time to time. Getting clean doesn't...
How Exercise Can Help Your Recovery
Many people who get clean and sober celebrate the many ways their lives are enriched in recovery. One of the...
The Dangers of Synthetic "Marijuana"
Synthetic drugs like K2 and Spice have made headlines in the United States in the past few years, but what...
Finding Gratitude in Recovery
When you are asked what you what you're grateful for, what is your first answer? For many people in recovery,...
Learn Self-Acceptance Starting Today
How much do you really accept about yourself? Self-acceptance can be a challenge for everyone, especially people in recovery who...
What is PAWS? (Post-Acute Withdrawal Syndrome)
When you first get clean, your body and mind have to make some serious adjustments. Usually, a person who has...
Understanding Boredom as a Trigger for Your Addiction
Many people who get clean have triggers that make their addiction rear its ugly head. When you're newly clean and...
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