Drug, Alcohol and Mental Health Treatment
Updated August 8, 2019 Imagine all of the worst aspects of opiate withdrawal: the sweats, cramps, irritability, unbearable cravings, nausea, shakes, temperature fluctuations, and bone-deep pain. The pain of withdrawal is so great that most adults who are dependent on opiates and other substances can’t bear to detox ... Read More
When Life Gives You Lemons in Alcohol Addiction Recovery... Individuals with an addiction to alcohol know what to do when times get tough. It’s as simple as reaching for the bottle to drown your sorrows away until consciousness and reality reappear in the morning. Addicted individuals use their drug of choice to run ... Read More
Dating During Early Recovery When I got sober, people had plenty of advice about how to maintain my recovery. Most of the suggestions I got concerned dating in sobriety. The general consensus is that getting into a new relationship in your first year of sobriety is a bad idea. Dating an addict can lead to ... Read More
Rehab is Not a Cure for Addiction, But The First Step On the Right Path There is a misconception that rehab is the cure for addiction. Lots of people think that once a person goes to rehab, they will come out on the other side no longer addicted to substance/s. While choosing to go to addiction treatment is a crucial ... Read More
Celebs You Wouldn’t Know Are In Recovery Celebrities are humans just like everyone else, which means they are not immune to the disease of addiction. There are many celebrities who have checked themselves into rehab and work hard to stick with recovery in their hectic, paparazzi-filled lives. Some celebrities that are ... Read More
While being in addiction recovery may still seem taboo to some, it is becoming more and more of a norm. The public is realizing that addiction is as serious as any other mental disorder, and that only by shedding light on it can we do something about the problem. Over 23 million Americans are in recovery from addiction ... Read More
Peter Marinelli on Service One of the many gifts of sobriety is the legacy of service, one alcoholic helping another. One of the many gifts of sobriety is taking these spiritual principles into our homes, occupations and affairs. One of the many gifts of sobriety is getting our spiritual wings to go fly and be of ... Read More
The Newcomer by Peter Marinelli The spiritual malady leads to mental obsession which then leads us back to a drink or drug or some other obsessive compulsive behavior, such as sex sprees, money sprees, food sprees, ect. The spiritual malady, like unmanageability is an internal condition, not an external one. External ... Read More
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