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Why a Treatment Center Is Better than Jail

Why a Treatment Center Is Better than Jail In a best-case scenario, the drug addict finds drug addiction treatment centers before running into the legal troubles associated with long-term addiction. Unfortunately, it is all too often that an arrest is the intervention which brings the addict to their senses and causes them to evaluate where […]

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Tips on Protecting Your Career while Saving Your Life

Tips on Protecting Your Career while Saving Your Life One of the many reasons people cite for not going to rehab is fear of losing their job. Many people struggling with addiction are employed and have families to care for, and the idea of checking into a 30-day program brings up multiple fears, among them

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The Rush: The Biggest Swing-and-Miss in Recovery

The Rush: The Biggest Swing-and-Miss in Recovery What do you mean, rowing? Like, on a team? The more I listened, the more I liked what I was hearing. One of the brightest students in a group of teenagers I was helping recover from drug and substance abuse had come to me with a small problem.

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How To Tell Your Family You Need Rehab

How To Tell Your Family You Need Rehab Honesty is the Best Policy The decision to enter rehab is a first step towards turning your life around. Drug addiction can take over a life and the risks of addiction are severe; they include criminal involvement, permanent health injury, and premature death. The decision to enter

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Picking Up That Dreaded White Chip (And Going Back To Rehab)

Picking Up That Dreaded White Chip (And Going Back To Rehab) When an individual picks up a white chip, it means that he or she is starting the long road to recovery. As noble as that is, it may seem discouraging to have to go through this step more than once. However, many people have

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People, Places and Things: Clearing Out Your Phone After Rehab

People, Places and Things: Clearing Out Your Phone After Rehab After rehab, many recovering addicts decide to make a clean break with many parts of their past associations. The wish to make staying clean easier and more successful by eliminating some of the paths that led to poor decisions. One great place to start is

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How the Negative Drug Addiction Stigma Worsens Everything

How the Negative Drug Addiction Stigma Worsens Everything The stigma of drug addiction is deadly, and sub-acute rehabilitation providers are studying its prolonged impact upon struggling individuals. The American Society of Addiction Medicine considers addiction to be a chronic disease of brain reward, which impacts memory, motivation, and related circuitry. Similarly, the National Institute on

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“I Can’t Seem to Quit” The Tight Connection Between a Man’s Psychology and His Addiction

“I Can’t Seem to Quit” The Tight Connection Between a Man’s Psychology and His Addiction While many men may think that getting over addiction just requires “being tough” or “manning up” to their drug use, the reality is much more complicated. Men who abuse opiates, opioids, benzodiazepines, alcohol, and other substances like methamphetamine experience not

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Is Enabling Your Son Slowly Killing Him?

Is Enabling Your Son Slowly Killing Him? Is Enabling Your Son Slowly Killing Him? Parents have the responsibility of teaching their children about drugs and the detrimental effects to the body. Although you could be confident that your kids and teenagers are refraining from drug use, it’s possible that they’re hiding this habit from you.

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