Going to rehab for addiction is one of the most important things you will ever do for your health and your well-being. Unfortunately, though, your journey to wellness does not end on the last day of rehab. If you want to live a satisfying, healthy and sober life after treatment, you need to plan for the rest of your li
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According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, addiction recovery is defined as a process of change through which people improve their health and wellness, live a self-directed life and strive to reach their full potential. Reaching addiction recovery isn’t simply abstaining from drugs or
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It is an unfortunate fact that a lot of addicts and alcoholics in recovery experience one or more relapses. If you have relapsed, you may have feelings of deep shame and disappointment in yourself, and your loved ones may be expressing disappointment in you as well. By picking up, you may have triggered a powerful urge
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For too many addicts in recovery, temptations mean relapse. While addiction is recognized as a chronic illness and relapse is a natural part of any chronic illness, avoiding relapse is possible and desirable. If you think about what lies at the heart of a relapse, it’s temptation. Something tempts you to use again. I
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Recovering from relapse is a normal but challenging stage in your addiction recovery. While not everyone will experience a relapse, most addicts do. You are not alone in making this mistake, and it does not put you back at square one. You did a lot of hard work to get where you are, and one relapse does not erase all t
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Part of recovery is exploring our journeys. A few of the 12 Steps reference examining attitudes and behaviors that helped shape the person in the mirror:
Step 4: Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
Step 5: Admitted to God, to ourselves and to another human being the exact nature of our wro
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Your early days in recovery from addiction are bound to be tough, but if you can mitigate and cope with stress in healthful ways, you can avoid relapsing and going back to page one. Research has proven over and over again, and addicts know this based on experience, that stress is a major factor that leads to relapse, e
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Rehabilitation is an important step for many people on the journey to sobriety. But is it healthy for rehab to become a repeat destination?
A woman whose son had relapsed several times raised this concern on a social media heroin support group page. She asked if it was possible her son might become a “career rehab
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Exercise appears to break a chemical connection in the brains of withdrawing meth users, increasing the odds that they will remain drug free, a new study finds.
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If you’re on social media, you’re probably familiar with Throwback Thursday — a weekly tradition that gives you an excuse to share an embarrassing old photo or a sentimental childhood memory. The nostalgia you feel when thinking about good times from years gone by can lift your spirits right now.
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