How to Recognize Suicidal Tendencies with Drug Addiction

01/31/18: Drug Addiction

I’m opening my heart up for this story. I hope the details don’t seem familiar to you. If they do, it could mean that you too have lost someone to…

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Using Medical Marijuana as a MAT for Addiction

01/25/18: Addiction

The controversy around the use of medical marijuana seems to be easing up within healthcare communities. Why then is there growing apprehension in its use in the drug rehab industry?…

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Remembering Addiction, A Sobering Perspective

01/15/18: Addiction

A great amount of focus is given to living in the moment and believing in one’s future, both positive mechanisms in successful addiction recovery. These are components of mindfulness practices,…

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Why Loving Yourself Sober Is Hard

01/10/18: Relapse Prevention

Life can be a sobering experience, even when a person doesn’t have the challenge of drug or alcohol addiction. Our cultural ideologies might be different. Our socio-economics will vary. What…

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How Fear and Resistance Block Success in Addiction Recovery

01/04/18: Addiction

The decision to start drug or alcohol rehab is a huge step up. If you’re contemplating it, kudos! Go for it! Fear and resistance will pop up, threatening various points…

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The Last Hangover in America

12/29/17: Alcohol Addiction

As the last couple of days winds down and we close out 2017, people experience a wide range of emotions. Some of us get reflective. Others hopeful that next year…

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Retrain Your Brain to Prevent Addiction or Relapse

12/19/17: Addiction Prevention \ Alcohol Addiction \ Drug Addiction

Numerous studies and research in the areas of science and human behavior all provide evidence that drug and alcohol addiction is housed in the brain. Some people are more hardwired…

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How Addiction Creep and Drug Use Connect

12/15/17: Addiction \ Addiction Prevention \ Drug Addiction

No one ever really starts drug or alcohol use with the intent on becoming an addict. So how does it happen, too frequently and too fast? There are some basic…

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Arizona Addicts Left in the Cold Over Political Tug-of-War

12/06/17: Addiction \ Arizona Opioid Epidemic
 \ Arizona Rehab Centers Lawsuit

It’s December, a balmy 75 degrees in the desert but you wouldn’t know it from the chill in the air. Some say the freeze on relations between insurance companies and…

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Controlled Breathing: Simple, Powerful Strategy for Resisting Addiction Relapse

11/28/17: Addiction

In the process of any recovery, the body experiences drastic changes and often pain. The body’s reaction to sobriety are different for every person because no two addictions are the…

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