Toxic Relationships in Recovery
Overcoming Social Isolation and Loneliness in Recovery
If you’re in recovery, you’re making choices for yourself to be healthy, to improve your life, and to build your future. Unfortunately, in the short term, that can mean feeling isolated, alone, and like you’re losing your friends, giving up your old life, and moving on without many people you know. That’s natural if you’ve […]
How Alumni Can Inspire New Members in Addiction Treatment
How Alumni Can Inspire New Members in Addiction Treatment If you’ve graduated from a rehab program, you’re likely still being asked to take part in alumni events and even to visit the clinic on an ongoing basis. A lot of that is for you, with programs and events intended to help you stay inspired, accountable, […]
7 Reasons Why Young Adults Are So Sad
7 Reasons Why Young Adults Are So Sad 16.4% or 4.3 million young adults (persons between the age of 12 and 18) have a mental health disorder such as anxiety or depression. That works out to close to 1 in 5 teens between the age of 15 and 18. For many of us, teens are supposed […]
How To Send Your Loved One to Rehab in Easy Steps
How To Send Your Loved One to Rehab in Easy Steps If your loved one has agreed to go to rehab, that’s only the first step to getting them there. However, in most cases, it’s important to start the process of sending your loved one to rehab before you get them to go. Why? Many […]
What is Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACOA)?
What is Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACOA)? With 46.5 million U.S. adults struggling with substance use disorders including alcoholism, it makes sense that many parents have trouble with substance abuse. That abuse turns into abuse, neglect, and dysfunctional households, often resulting in situations where children (from a young age) take on the emotional and practical […]
How to Deal with My Lying Young Adult Addict
How to Deal with My Lying Young Adult Addict Drug and alcohol addiction affect millions of Americans. And, for many of us, those addictions change every part of how we live. For many families, children and young adults are extremely vulnerable and even trying out drugs and alcohol can result in addiction. Today, an estimated […]
The Challenges of Dating Non-Sober People
The Challenges of Dating Non-Sober People 80% of the US population drinks at least occasionally and 60% drinks regularly. There’s nothing wrong with casual and moderate drinking but it can be a problem for anyone who’s recently sober. Even if you’ve been sober over a year, introducing someone who drinks into your life can […]
Childhood Trauma and Addiction
Childhood Trauma and Addiction Today, an estimated 40.3 million Americans are addicted to drugs or alcohol. That’s about 19% of all U.S. adults. A further 17 million of us struggle with a co-occurring mental health disorder such as PTSD, anxiety, depression, or bipolar disorder. Unfortunately for many of us, those disorders often have roots in […]
How to Tell Your Parents You’re an Addict
How to Tell Your Parents You’re an Addict If you’re struggling with drugs or alcohol, you’re certainly not alone. Today, some 40.3 million people aged 12 or older qualify as having a substance use disorder in the U.S. alone. But, no matter what age you are, you’ll often have to tell your parents you’re struggling, […]
