Temptation constantly fights to grab hold of you in various aspects of your life. It wages its strongest war against you as you try to recover from alcohol and substance abuse. The good news is that you can use effective strategies to squash the temptation and take control of your life.
Tips for Avoiding the Temptation to Drink or Use Drugs
Your Recovery: 6 Steps to Rebuilding Your Life
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Reasons Telling Loved Ones About Your Addiction is Important
Addictions feels like your own personal hell. For many, it is a dark place of obsessive love and hate with your drug of your choice. You likely keep your distance, at least emotionally, from the sober people you love best during your intimate involvement with the...
Gambling Addiction: The Warning Signs And Treatment Options
Gambling addiction problems are also commonly associated with mental illnesses such as depression, anxiety, and substance abuse disorders.
7 Ways Recovery Can Improve Your Life Quality
Addiction recovery is a long road and a process that requires commitment and dedication. Every moment you spend on it will be well worth the fight, however. Recovery is worth it because it: 1. Improves Health The moment you stop using drugs and alcohol, your body will...
What is Addiction? A Brief Explanation
According to The American Psychiatric Association, addiction is “a complex condition, a brain disease that is manifested by compulsive substance use despite harmful consequence.” Addiction is an all-consuming problem for those who suffer from it. The...
Tips for Supporting Your Loved One Through Addiction
Compassion and empathy are two elements that can make or break an addiction recovery attempt. As a loved one or close friend of someone who is battling addiction, you have the power to strengthen that person. These three efforts can help your beloved to recover more...
Overcoming Alcoholism
They say it takes 21 days to break a habit, but unfortunately, with habits like alcoholism, this is not the case. Overcoming alcoholism is a lifelong process, there is no definite amount of time that it will take to get over it; everyone is different.
5 Ways Parents Of Children With Addictive Disorders Can Deal With Recovery Setbacks
Getting clean and sober is challenging. Perhaps, even more difficult is maintaining recovery. Parents of addicts struggle right along with a child who experiences a recovery setback. It is so discouraging to witness a loved one fall back into the horrors of substance...
Seven Little-Known Facts About Addictions: Origins, Etiology & Treatment
What We Know For Sure: Addictions Are Harmful If you, or someone you know, has struggled with addiction, then you’ve likely witnessed first-hand how disruptive it can be, to every aspect of a person’s life. Addiction erodes mental, emotional and physical...
3 Crucial Addiction Relapse Prevention Tips
One of the most crucial parts of addiction recovery is preventing relapse. To prevent it, you and your supporters must work together to fight it. These are three tips to avoid backsliding if you are in the process of recovery.