How Art and Music Help in Addiction Recovery Recovering from addiction is one of the hardest things anyone can do. While traditional treatments focus mainly on physical effects (treating withdrawal symptoms), newer research is finding that addicts to drug and alcohol can also make use of creative emotional and spiritual therapies, such as art and Read more about How Art and Music Help in Addiction Recovery[…]
Why Recovery Survivors Should Spend More Time Outdoors It’s no secret that exercise is one of the keys to living a healthy lifestyle, but for recovery survivors, physical fitness can help restore the body after being subjected to a period of abuse. Staying active is also a great way to minimize withdrawal symptoms and lessen Read more about Why Recovery Survivors Should Spend More Time Outdoors[…]
Getting Back to Work: Making Ends Meet if You’re New to Recovery The most important consideration for individuals new to recovery is to maintain their sobriety. That’s key when you get down to finding a new job that suits your financial and recovery needs and doesn’t create undue stress, especially if you’re still in a Read more about Getting Back to Work: Making Ends Meet if You’re New to Recovery[…]
Staying Positive During Addiction Recovery You’ve done something that many people haven’t done: You quit drugs and alcohol. In other words, you’re sober, and that’s a tremendous accomplishment. But day-to-day life is challenging, especially for someone who’s recently kicked the habit. And if you’re not careful, the anxieties of life can snowball until you can’t Read more about Staying Positive During Addiction Recovery[…]
Traditional or Alternative: Finding the Best Substance Abuse Treatment Approach Recovering from addiction is a lifelong task. It requires diligence, commitment, and tremendous support. While 12-step programs and other traditional forms of treatment are effective under many circumstances, not everyone finds or maintains recovery using those methods. There are many similarities when it comes to Read more about Traditional or Alternative: Finding the Best Substance Abuse Treatment Approach[…]
“America’s War on Pain Pills Is Killing Addicts and Leaving Patients in Agony The government’s efforts to get between people and the drugs they want have not prevented drug use, but they have made it more dangerous.” “Craig, a middle-aged banking consultant who was on his school’s lacrosse team in college and played professionally for Read more about America’s War on Pain Pills[…]
Jessica Ravitz takes a compelling look into the problem of opioid addiction. Does the problem live up to the stereotype or is there a very different story? “They’re not slumped over in alleyways with used needles by their sides. Their dignity, at least from outside appearances, remains intact. They haven’t lost everything while chasing an Read more about Inside the Secret Lives of Opioid Addicts[…]
Statement from FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., on the agency’s scientific evidence on the presence of opioid compounds in kratom, underscoring its potential for abuse Additional adverse events associated with kratom use identified February 6, 2018 Summary FDA releases adverse events and scientific analysis providing even stronger evidence of kratom compounds’ opioid properties. Statement “Over Read more about FDA warns kratom contains opioid compounds[…]