Addiction and Recovery Articles
Tips to Self-Detox from Alcohol
If you’re clicking on this article, you probably want to detox from alcohol, and you likely want to do it at home, on your own. While there are pros and cons to doing so, this article will cover the basic tips to help you make the most of a “self-detox” at home. Many...
7 Tips for Avoiding Relapse in the New Year
Moving into a new year can seem like a time to start over, to refresh and to reevaluate your life goals. If you’ve recently gone through recovery, you’ve likely recently achieved that reset. Your goals for this new year, and likely several afterwards, will be to...
How to Get Your Loved One into Rehab in 6 Simple Steps
If your loved one is struggling with a substance use disorder, a rehab is a logical step. Addiction treatment programs offer a range of mental health services including cognitive behavioral therapy, individual counseling, and group therapy. Many offer detox and...
How to Make Good New Year’s Resolutions for My Recovery?
If you’re moving into recovery, the New Year can feel like a new start. The 1st of the year is a good time to emotionally let go of baggage and essentially give yourself permission to refresh, start anew, and be a new person. For many of us, that aligns with New...
How to Stay Clean and Sober over the Holidays
Whether it’s your first holiday in recovery or you’re struggling with facing the season through COVID-19, being in recovery while sober can be difficult. Most of us have been raised to see Christmas and New Year’s as special times, in which we get to have fun, enjoy...
Music and Drug Addiction Treatment
Drug addiction treatment traditionally means behavioral therapy, counseling, and sometimes, medication. These elements are each important and are proven to be effective in aiding recovery. Most programs increasingly include complementary therapies which are designed...
What to Do if I’m Scared to Go to Rehab
If you’re addicted to drugs or alcohol, rehab is the first step towards getting your life back. Yet, while 20.4 million people experienced a drug or alcohol addiction in 2019, just over 10% of those people ever sought out professional help. For many of us, rehab is a...
What is Al-Anon?
Al-Anon is one of the largest 12-Step groups for the family and friends of addicts. But what does the group do? And, how do they help? If you have a friend or a loved one struggling with a drug or alcohol use disorder, you’ve likely been recommended to join the group....
How to Get Insurance to Pay for Drug Rehab
Addiction and drug abuse are one of the number one causes of hospitalization, injury, and death in the United States. Today, an estimated 18.5 million individuals have a substance use disorder, requiring drug rehab or alcohol treatment. Yet, statistically, only 11% of...
7 Ways Your Home Environment Can Help Support Your Recovery
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) lists Home, Health, Community, and Purpose as the four keys to stable recovery. It’s true that the home is vitally important to many of us. It’s a safe place to sleep, it gives us security, a sense...