Cults 101: Does AA Qualify as a Cult?
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View ArticleWhy Do Addicts End Up in Hotels?
We’re all familiar with the trope. After days or weeks on a bender, an addict will find themselves holed up in a hotel with bottles, spoons, and whatever else strewn ... Read More The post Why Do...
View ArticleBackslide vs. Relapse: Is There a Difference?
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View ArticleIf Demi Lovato Can Admit to Relapse, So Can You
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View ArticleHarm Reduction: Does It Work?
If you’ve spent any prolonged amount of time in the recovery community, you’ve probably arrived here with a bias either for or against harm reduction. Maybe you vehemently fight against ... Read More...
View Article13th Step: Alcoholics Anonymous Isn’t Tinder
The pink cloud is real. This rose-colored haze of early sobriety may seem innocuous. But aside from too often leading us into a full-blown relapse, the pink cloud also acts ... Read More The post 13th...
View ArticleAvoiding the Treatment Center Cycle
Rehab saves lives. There’s no disputing that. With the opioid crisis catapulting addiction into the national limelight, there has been a much-needed push for Americans to accept addiction as a ... Read...
View ArticleThe Last Hurrah: AKA Lying to Yourself
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View ArticleHow Working for a Treatment Center Helps Sobriety
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View ArticleLeaving Against Clinical Advice (ACA) in Rehab
Our culture has a fixation with individualism. Although “pulling yourself up by the bootstraps” may seem like a brave and noble idea in theory, it seems less enticing when it ... Read More The post...
View ArticleWaismann Method: Rapid Detox Under Anesthesia?
Imagine checking into a rehab clinic one afternoon, undergoing anesthesia, and waking up a few hours later completely detoxed from opiates. No dope sickness. No cravings. Just feeling clean, refreshed,...
View ArticleIs Kratom Safe for People in Recovery?
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View ArticleMatrix Model: How Rehab Therapy Actually Works
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View ArticleDoes AA Work if You Aren’t Spiritual?
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View ArticleAvoiding Treatment: What are Stages of Change?
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View ArticleWhat are Levels of Care in Rehab?
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View ArticleSeparating the Addict from Their Addict Behavior
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View ArticleThe Small Window for Addicts Wanting Help
The mind of an addict is chaotic. Even once they’ve hit rock bottom (or somewhere close), the rational mind remains chained beneath chemical dependency. Addiction hijacks the brain in a ... Read More...
View ArticleBeing Honest to Family About Your Recovery
Working a program requires a unique head space. It’s like all normal decision-making gets turned upside down, and recovering addicts find themselves reeling and relying on counselors for how to ......
View ArticleWho Answers Addiction Help Lines?
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