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Coping With a Breakup During Addiction Recovery
Managing alcohol addiction recovery is difficult enough. Add a relationship breakup and it can seem overwhelming, but a breakup is not...
You May Be Addicted, but You Are Not Broken
One of the most universal beliefs that people with chronic alcoholism or drug addiction have is that they are broken; that...
Can Hallucinogens Be Addictive?
Hallucinogens have been used for centuries in spiritual or healing rituals or to create so-called mind-altering experiences. Today, they are typically...
Is There a Difference Between Dependence and Addiction?
When discussing what happens when you drink alcohol every day or regularly use a substance of any kind, the words dependence...
Breaking the Cycle of Abusive Relationships Before They Break You
A very dysfunctional synergy exists between relationships, abuse and chronic alcoholism or addiction. When all three are present, they can create...
Putting on Your Recovery Armor One Day at a Time
Recovery from addiction can be like building and wearing armor to protect you. When the dragons of relapse threaten, going back...
Reconnecting After Addiction: Having an “In Your Body” Experience
Substance use often begins as a way to escape your body. Whether it is to escape pain, to relax, or to...
From Pain Pill Addiction to Recovery
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Maybe after an accident, the doctor prescribed pain pills. Or maybe for you, they were prescribed after recovering from major surgery....
Connections Between Anger and Addiction
Many people associate anger with addiction, either through personal experience or perhaps the way that addiction is often portrayed in the...
Healthy Relationships: What to Look for After Addiction Treatment
Imagine you owned a home that had plumbing problems. You tried to do what you could to repair the problems, but...