Can an Addict Change?
Using the 5 stages of change for addiction recovery, discover where you or your loved one are and next step for finding lasting change.
4-7-8 Breathing Exercise for Anxiety and Addiction
Regulate your anxiety and your cravings with this proven breathing method. A step-by-step guide.
Addiction Rock
From Amy Winehouse to U2 here are 8 powerful addiction songs about substance abuse and its effects. 1. “Rehab,” Amy Winehouse Most Haunting Lyric: “I ain’t got the time” If there was ever a cautionary tale for an addict, it’s Amy Winehouse. She died of alcohol poisoning ate age 27, and her most popular song professes […]
Managing Relapse Triggers
Firing a gun. It’s a pretty appropriate metaphor—intensity, power, ultimate damage and possible destruction … and nothing to stop it. This is addiction in many ways. But it all starts with a trigger, especially early in the process of recovery. It’s important for someone managing their sobriety to remember the destructive power of addiction is […]
When Your Parent is the Addict
A question posed by many children of drug addicts is, “how do I get my parent sober?” Unfortunately, the answer to this question rests solely on your parent’s willingness to get help. If they are willing to seek the help necessary to get sober then the answer is you can help your parent by being […]
Dangers of A Work Addiction
Work addiction sounds like a misnomer to many, especially in our fast-paced modern society where the constant striving for more is not only acceptable but is expected. However, there is a distinct difference between a hard worker who wants to improve their station in life and someone who suffers from an addiction to work. Like many […]
