Staying Sober: 5 Relapse Prevention Tips The easiest way to prevent a relapse is to practice a healthy recovery program every day. The disease of addiction has been called “cunning, baffling, and powerful,” and more than a few recovering addicts have found themselves in relapse mode without knowing quite how they got there. Safeguard your […]
The Difference Between a Slip and a Relapse: Are They the Same or Not? Are you wondering about the difference between a slip and a relapse? Although many people consider them the same thing, there is a difference. A relapse involves abandoning sobriety and returning to a pretreatment lifestyle of drinking and drugging. A slip,
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Resentment Can Hold Anyone Back in Life and That is Especially True For Addicts Resentment is the experience of a negative emotion, like anger or hatred, felt as a result of a real or imagined wrong doing upon yourself. Everyone has felt this feeling, but some people cannot let go of this feeling. Let’s just
The Lies Behind Methadone: Why Methadone Does Not Cure Heroin Addiction Methadone was created in Germany during WWII. The intention was to develop a synthetic substitute for opiate-based drugs like morphine that became unavailable during the war. It turned out that methadone, which activates the same brain receptors as morphine, delivered a high that was
Father Posts Picture of Deceased Son to Raise Awareness: Sobering Picture Highlights Drug Overdoses “Sobering Picture highlights drug overdoses” isn’t what most people expect to see when they are scrolling through their Facebook feed, but maybe it should be. We all know or have known someone with a problem and hundreds of people die daily at the
Prescription Drugs in Recovery: Relapse or Medically Indicated? The question of whether or not to take prescription drugs in recovery has been hotly debated for years by addicts, alcoholics, and others in the recovering community. At one end of the spectrum are those who believe that any drug, whether it’s an over-the-counter (OTC) medication or
Jamie Oliver Admits He Has an Addiction to His Job and Does Not Sleep Jamie Oliver has been a chef, as well as a TV chef for quite some time now. He had a show on the food network called, “The Naked Chef”, where he would show his everyday life and how he integrated cooking
How Addiction Affects the Entire Family, Not Just the Addict Many families don’t realize that the addict is not the only one who needs help. Loved ones are usually surprised to learn how addiction affects the entire family. It takes a tremendous toll, not only on the substance abuser, but also on everyone else. That’s
These Top 10 Traits That Cause Addicts to Relapse May Help Put Things Into Perspective Addicts often hope to recover from their addiction, but relapses are a common occurrence. While it is possible for any addict to recover, there are certain personality traits that indicate an individual is likely to be unsuccessful. Anyone who has
If you or a loved one is abusing drugs, it is natural to feel frustrated that it is not possible to simply quit cold turkey. Even with drug rehabilitation treatment, relapse may still occur. It is easy to assume that individuals who abuse drugs lack moral principles or the willpower to stop and that all
When a loved one is addicted to drugs or alcohol, it impacts the lives of every member of the family. Even though it may seem that the primary effects are related to the emotions, there are physical ways that the addiction of a loved one may impact your life and the lives of any other
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There are a number of theories that attempt to explain the mechanism of addiction and substance abuse — how and why it manifests, and how it is perpetuated. While there may be other factors involved, including a genetic predisposition to addiction and the influence of the environment the person is in, anxiety is cited as
