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In early recovery, it can be tempting to look for alternatives to drugs or alcohol. Some people may begin using tobacco more frequently,...

Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, and other 12-step programs have nearly become synonymous with recovery and can be found all...

Mindfulness can be a confusing idea for someone who is new to the practice. Most people spend most of their mental capacity thinking...

If it’s your first time going to addiction treatment, it’s important to learn that not everybody in rehab wants to be there, wants to get...

In March, President Trump signed an executive order creating The Commission on Combating Drug Addiction And The Opioid Crisis, which...

Suffering from mental illness can make staying sober seem impossible. Many people with mood disorders use drug or alcohol to...

I can attest that in early recovery, anger can get a little out of control. Being newly sober, little things can cause extreme agitation...

Right now, the most urgent and controversial topic on Capitol Hill is the Senate’s proposed healthcare bill  intended to “repeal and...

Recently, the New York Times gained much attention when they published a shocking study measuring the death toll from drug overdoses. In...

The country is finally starting to take notice of the severity of the current opioid painkiller epidemic, which is responsible for record...

Alcoholism is a devastating and complicated disease that affects millions of people. The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and...

Celebrities are often seen in a superhero-esque limelight, often expected to be perfect role models. They have so much fame and fortune...

If you go to meetings, then you probably have heard someone introduce themselves as a “grateful alcoholic.” When I first started...

When someone decides to get sober they usually think they just need to go to rehab. This can be true, but usually, there are important...

Being new to sobriety is often one of the scariest experiences of one’s life. I know first hand. Once numbed by a drug of choice, life...

Addiction is like a tornado. It tramples through people’s lives and harms the most innocent people. Families and relationships are...

Drug tests are extremely common in rehabs, IOP, sober communities, and halfway houses. There are many variants of drug tests that can...

Recovery, and especially early recovery, can be very stressful and difficult at times. It can be hard to manage emotions, urges,...

Early on in the days of our newfound sobriety, drug cravings or “the obsession,”  can be very much a daily struggle for some of us. This...

While many of our western ideas of meditating bring to mind Buddhist monks sitting still for hours on end, the founders of Alcoholics...