When I was first asked to write about the topic of fun in sobriety, naturally I started scrolling through Google looking for everyone else’s “fun in sobriety” experience. My screen was flooded with “10 Ways to Have Fun in Sobriety,” “20 Fun Activities to Rediscover in Sobriety,” and many similar self-help articles. If ... Read More
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A Recovery Playbook for Alcohol: The Stages of Withdrawal
Understanding the stages of alcohol withdrawal is essential to helping a loved one into recovery or preparing yourself for what's to come. Each year 88,000 people in the United States die from alcohol-related causes, according to the National Institutes on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Undoubtedly, many of these ... Read More
Drug Profile: Barbiturates
First developed in the late 19th century by Germany’s Bayer Labs, barbiturates were historically prescribed by doctors to help patients relax and fall asleep. In fact, from 1920 until about 1950, these drugs were essentially the only sedatives available. During the 1960s and 70s, barbiturates were widely used in ... Read More
5 Tips for How to Quit Smoking Meth, from the Experts
Life for a frequent meth user has more downsides than upsides. There's the constant search for meth to satisfy the cravings and addiction. There's also likely to be serious physical and psychological damage from nonstop meth use. Besides a devastating effect on the overall quality of life, for the addicted meth user, ... Read More
An Eye-opening Look at Therapy Solutions for ADD / ADHD
Certain patterns of behavior can be extremely worrying when you observe them in your child. Erratic behavior, impulsive decision-making, hyperactivity and lack of focus can all be indicative of several disorders, but a very likely one is ADHD. Most parents know that ADHD is a mental disorder that fits loosely in the ... Read More
Treating Co-Occurring Disorders to Help Prevent Suicide
According to the 2016 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), approximately 8.2 million American adults had a mental illness as well as a substance use disorder within the past year. The same study also documented a co-occurrence of serious mental illness and the presence of substance use disorder within 2.6 ... Read More
Drug Profile: Peyote
Though used in religious ceremonies and medicine for several thousands of years among Native Indians in Mexico and North American tribes, peyote and its psychedelic abilities have always sparked controversy. The U.S. government attempted to ban its use but was met with strong resistance from native tribes. Today, the ... Read More
Life After Mental Health Treatment: Will You Have to Take Medication Forever?
Tens of millions of Americans suffer from some type of mental illness, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. Of those, approximately one in six adults takes psychiatric drugs. Medications are often given to help reduce symptoms and prevent relapses of a psychiatric disorder, so they play an important ... Read More