New Life Staff – New Life https://newlifeacs.com Addiction Counseling & Mental Health Services Sat, 10 Dec 2022 14:21:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.3 https://newlifeacs.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/cropped-New-Life-ACS-Icon-32x32.jpg New Life Staff – New Life https://newlifeacs.com 32 32 How Long Is an Outpatient Program? Preparing for Addiction Treatment https://newlifeacs.com/blog/how-long-is-an-outpatient-program-preparing-for-addiction-treatment/ Thu, 15 Dec 2022 06:00:31 +0000 https://newlifeacs.com/?p=27320 Content Reviewed by Jennifer Wheeler, Clinical & Community Outreach for New Life There are many treatment paths that you can take...

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]]> What Is an Aftercare Plan? The Value of Aftercare in Addiction Recovery https://newlifeacs.com/blog/what-is-an-aftercare-plan-the-value-of-aftercare-in-addiction-recovery/ Tue, 13 Dec 2022 06:00:42 +0000 https://newlifeacs.com/?p=27318 Content Reviewed by Jennifer Wheeler, Clinical & Community Outreach for New Life Aftercare, also referred to as continuing care, is a...

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]]> How Does Substance Abuse Affect Families? https://newlifeacs.com/blog/how-does-substance-abuse-affect-families/ Mon, 12 Dec 2022 06:00:22 +0000 https://newlifeacs.com/?p=27316 Content Reviewed by Jennifer Wheeler, Clinical & Community Outreach for New Life Addiction or substance use disorder (SUD) rarely ever affects...

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]]> Sober Activities to Try After Addiction Treatment https://newlifeacs.com/blog/sober-activities-to-try-after-addiction-treatment/ Mon, 05 Dec 2022 09:02:24 +0000 https://newlifeacs.com/?p=27314 Content Reviewed by Jennifer Wheeler, Clinical & Community Outreach for New Life If you have recently completed treatment for addiction, you...

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]]> Understanding the Levels of Care in Addiction Recovery https://newlifeacs.com/blog/understanding-the-levels-of-care-in-addiction-recovery/ Fri, 25 Nov 2022 06:00:39 +0000 https://newlifeacs.com/?p=27303 Some may say that the hardest part about recovery happens before treatment ever begins. Often, the biggest challenge for people is...

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]]> How Do I Pay for Treatment for My Addiction? https://newlifeacs.com/blog/how-do-i-pay-for-treatment-for-my-addiction/ Fri, 18 Nov 2022 07:00:56 +0000 https://newlifeacs.com/?p=27295 Content Reviewed by Jennifer Wheeler, Clinical & Community Outreach for New Life There are many deterrents that hold individuals back from...

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]]> Refusal Skills for Turning Down Drugs https://newlifeacs.com/blog/refusal-skills-for-turning-down-drugs/ Sat, 12 Nov 2022 07:00:09 +0000 https://newlifeacs.com/?p=27297 Content Reviewed by Jennifer Wheeler, Clinical & Community Outreach for New Life Recovery from substance use disorder (SUD) is a lifelong...

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]]> How to Help a Friend Who Is Struggling With Addiction https://newlifeacs.com/blog/how-to-help-a-friend-who-is-struggling-with-addiction/ Sat, 05 Nov 2022 06:00:56 +0000 https://newlifeacs.com/?p=27305 Struggling with an addiction is anything but easy, and, unfortunately, being a friend of someone struggling with addiction poses its own...

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]]> How Does LSD Affect the Brain? https://newlifeacs.com/blog/how-does-lsd-affect-the-brain/ Tue, 25 Oct 2022 07:00:52 +0000 https://newlifeacs.com/?p=27281 Content Reviewed by Jennifer Wheeler, Clinical & Community Outreach for New Life The counterculture of the 1960s — the antiwar movement...

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]]> How to Overcome Social Anxiety in Addiction Recovery https://newlifeacs.com/blog/how-to-overcome-social-anxiety-in-addiction-recovery/ Wed, 19 Oct 2022 07:00:51 +0000 https://newlifeacs.com/?p=27284 Content Reviewed by Jennifer Wheeler, Clinical & Community Outreach for New Life Most of us are no strangers to anxiety. Anxiety...

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