Last night's confessions feel real. Brain science might prove they're not. When alcohol floods our neural pathways, it creates a perfect neurochemical storm that mimics emotional authenticity while actually distorting it. Within 30 minutes [...]
"Chasing the dragon" emerged from 1950s Hong Kong's opium dens, but today it marks a deadlier pursuit. For those wondering, “what does it mean to chase the dragon?,” the ritual involves heating heroin or [...]
The moment you realize your loved one needs more help than they're willing to accept is heart-wrenching. So when voluntary treatment attempts have failed and the situation becomes dire, court-ordered rehabilitation might be the [...]
28 Recovery Quotes That Will Make Your Day Recovery from any substance abuse disorder – whether it's alcoholism or drug addiction – requires both a physical and a mental commitment. Physical, because recovery requires abstinence from any [...]
HOW TO REMAIN SUPPORTIVE AFTER TREATMENT If your friend decides to come back home after rehab, remember, this can be a bittersweet experience for him or her. It's about returning back to “normal” life and [...]
You have a close friend that struggles with alcoholism. You want to be a good friend and assist in any way you can. Feeling lost? Don't know where to start? You don’t know if you [...]
Sharing stories with others is part of recovery and is a healthy way to express yourself as you walk through what your story means to you. Telling your story can also be frightening if you [...]
Spirituality and recovery is often a hot topic in recovery circles because everyone approaches it from a different, very personal, angle. Experience, much like recovery and spirituality, all denote things depending on how a person [...]
The reality of life now is people are spending more time indoors than outdoors and are not getting nearly enough Vitamin D or other health benefits from being in nature. There is a symbiotic relationship [...]
Microaggressions in recovery refer to any comments that make another person in recovery feel like what they are doing is not enough. Whether it is intended or not, feelings of superiority by others can breed [...]
