How Heroin Use Affects the Brain
Like any addiction to any substance, heroin use can cause long-term damage to the body’s major organs, especially the brain. Even...
What to Expect During Opioid Withdrawal
If you have been struggling with opioid addiction and have decided to get treatment, you may be feeling a mix of...
How to Help a Person Struggling with Alcohol Use
When you see someone you love struggling with alcohol use or alcoholism, it can be challenging to know how to help...
10 Tips to Stop Drinking
Now that 2021 has come, it is a perfect time to begin setting goals for the year and working to achieve...
Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) for Addiction
When starting any treatment program, the first major step to a sober life may be detoxification. To successfully overcome a substance...
How to Beat Addiction
Addiction is defined as “a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior or activity having harmful physical,...
The Best Gifts for Individuals in Recovery
The holiday season is approaching, and along with it comes great pressures of gift-giving for our closest friends and family. It...
Celebrating the Holidays While Sober
Celebrating the holidays while sober can be challenging for a variety of reasons. There tends to be many triggers, a dooms-day...
Supporting vs. Enabling: What’s the Difference?
When you find out a family member you love is struggling with a drug or alcohol addiction, several emotions may race...
How to Find Happiness in Recovery
Rehab teaches those who have struggled with addiction to overcome it and find happiness in recovery. Happiness is defined differently by...