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The Value of a Daily Mental Health Self Check-in

The Value of a Daily Mental Health Self Check-In

You have medical checkups with your doctor, you have a dentist look at your teeth regularly, and you take your car...

Can Alcohol Make My Anxiety Worse?

Can Alcohol Make My Anxiety Worse?

Those who live with anxiety understand how difficult daily life can be. Anxiety causes fears, often irrational, to affect not only...

Can I Be Addicted to Relationships?

Can I Be Addicted to Relationships?

Do you have a difficult time being alone, without a relationship? Do you stay in a relationship even when you are...

5 Coping Strategies to Overcome Drug or Alcohol Cravings

5 Coping Strategies to Overcome Drug or Alcohol Cravings

Cravings can catch you off guard. No matter how well your drug or alcohol addiction recovery has been going, it only...

What Heroin and Fentanyl Can Do to Your Body

What Heroin and Fentanyl Can Do to Your Body

Content Reviewed by Jennifer Wheeler, Clinical & Community Outreach for New Life One thing that the opioid epidemic has taught us...

Can Eating Healthy Really Help the Body Heal from Addiction?

Can Eating Healthy Really Help the Body Heal from Addiction?

Content Reviewed by Jennifer Wheeler, Clinical & Community Outreach for New Life Much of the focus of addiction recovery is placed...

What Does It Mean to Make Amends in Recovery?

What Does It Mean to Make Amends in Recovery?

Content Reviewed by Jennifer Wheeler, Clinical & Community Outreach for New Life One of the steps within 12-Step programs for drug...

Changing Your Thinking About Addiction Treatment and Recovery

Changing Your Thinking About Addiction Treatment and Recovery

Content Reviewed by Jennifer Wheeler, Clinical & Community Outreach for New Life There are many reasons people avoid addiction treatment and...

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Replacement Addictions: Trading One Addiction for Another

After seeking treatment for alcohol or drug addiction, there are some people who maintain sobriety from those substances. Yet, they may...

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Family, Alcoholism and Abuse

Not all family traditions are settings of smiles, laughter and fond memories together. Too many families have traditions surrounding drug or...