Whether you or someone you care about is struggling with drug addiction, one of the most important aspects when it comes to recovery is the rehab facility you decide upon. As you can imagine, choosing the right rehab facility to help you stay on track with your desire to stay clean, plays a major role in the process. What are things to consider and ask the facility that are important to know so... ❯❯❯
If someone you care about is struggling with drug addiction, the first thing to realize is that there is always help that you can turn to. One of the most difficult things for people that see their friends or family go through life battling a drug addiction is that they feel burdened by having to be responsible for that person. The truth is that what you do can have a significant impact on the... ❯❯❯
Every day in the news, a celebrity makes headlines for their bad behavior. In some circles, agreeing to enter rehab is a way to stay out of jail. However, there are those who enter rehab for treatment because they truly want help. Alcohol Addiction and Rehab After treatment in Nashville, Tennessee for cocaine abuse in 1998, Keith Urban returned to treatment at the Betty Ford Center in California... ❯❯❯
A recent study has found that chronic use of cocaine can lead to a reduction in brain plasticity, or in other words, can permanently alter your brain to become more susceptible to addiction. The study, which was published last month in the journal Nature Neuroscience, which was conducted in tandem by the University of Buffalo and the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, used mice to examine the... ❯❯❯
Step 1. 'Truth It' aka Being Honest with Yourself. Face it, addictive behaviour is a problem in your life. It has stripped away far more than it has ever given back. Addiction hurts your health, your relationships, your finances, your sense of self worth, your peace of mind and possibly your legal status. Admit the truth to yourself - addiction creates and never solves problems. Recovery... ❯❯❯
What is Emotional Sobriety? Emotional sobriety is a set of psychological 'self-management' skills that are vital to achieving successful recovery. It is both the 'foundation' and the long term 'task' of recovery. Emotional sobriety includes - but is not limited to - the ability to: be aware of and at ease with emotions feel calm and resilient during times of stress cope effectively with... ❯❯❯
Addiction recovery is a challenging time, and none of us are born with a manual inside us. Recovery is as individual as a fingerprint, yet reliant on a few wise principles that can make the difference between success or losing control. Avoid these 4 recovery mistakes to achieve a more solid recovery: 1. Relying On Willpower aka 'White Knuckling It'. You convince yourself that you can will... ❯❯❯
Families with a loved one who is addicted are hurting families. Pain, fear and frustration come from watching someone they love fall between the cracks, perhaps to be lost forever, possibly to death. Then there is the chaos that addiction brings on the family - broken trust, lost intimacy, abandonment, financial disaster, etc. Families dealing with addiction are often stressed to the breaking... ❯❯❯
There's an old joke in addiction recovery circles that goes: Q: How does a codependent know they are dying? A: Someone else's life passes before their eyes. Ouch! Nasty... But therein lies the crux of a problem many loved ones of an addict may be facing. In essence, the challenge is how not to be consumed by a loved one's addictive habits. I Need a GPS! aka Guided Personal Support Loved ones... ❯❯❯
Trust is the glue of life. It's the most essential ingredient in effective communication. It's the foundational principle that holds all relationships - Steven R. Covey One of the most common requests I get for counselling is to help people with their relationships in recovery from addiction. This can mean anything from repairing current relationships to developing healthier connections in the... ❯❯❯