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How to Help Your Child With Addiction

October 6th, 2016 - Read more

If you suspect your children may be developing bad habits, either with drugs or alcohol, it’s a good idea to learn more about how to help your child with addiction. Most people tend to start experimenting with drugs at an early age. More often than not continued experimentation leads to addiction. Sure there is always …

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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Addiction

October 5th, 2016 - Read more

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for addiction is all about identifying the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that trigger your addiction. The more you understand your personal relationship with addiction, the better prepared you are to recovery from it and prevent relapse. Everyone approaches addiction treatment a little bit differently, which is great because it’s allowed us the opportunity to …

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Signs and Symptoms of Opioid Addiction

September 23rd, 2016 - Read more

More and more opioid addiction in today’s society is growing by leaps and bounds, due to the vast availability of prescription pain pills on the market. Doctors and patients have made opioids a huge epidemic. Once prescribed these medications, people are fast becoming physically and psychologically dependent on the pills. Once the dependency kicks in, it’s not …

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Digital Addiction – The Next Big Health Crisis

September 13th, 2016 - Read more

Addiction is a term thrown around loosely these days, a lot of us would fall into the category of digital addiction if we didn’t know the criteria for defining a real problem. So what are the parameters that make you eligible for a full blown digital addiction versus just innocently looking at your phone more …

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National Recovery Month

September 2nd, 2016 - Read more

September is officially National Recovery Month – An entire month dedicated to celebrating those who have beaten addiction and also encourages addiction sufferers to seek treatment. All month long, the accomplishments and stories of those who have overcome their struggles are shared and observed, and those who need guidance through their recovery journey can find helpful …

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The Power of Mindfulness and Addiction Recovery

September 1st, 2016 - Read more

Take a step back from your mind for a moment. Notice that your mind is always active. You have thoughts, ideas, memories, dreams, insights, and intuitions that appear in your mind every day. Some of these experiences in your mind that you act on. For instance, if you were on your way to a 12-step meeting …

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What Withdrawing from Alcohol Looks and Feels Like

August 29th, 2016 - Read more

Withdrawing from a substance that you’ve relied upon for a long period of time can be difficult. In fact, it’s important to know what those symptoms are so that you don’t confuse it with another medical condition, confuse it with a psychological condition, and so that you know what to expect. For instance, when a …

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Create Feelings of Empowerment to Overcome Addiction

August 24th, 2016 - Read more

Want to overcome addiction, but feel helpless? If you struggle with addiction, there’s a good chance you feel like a victim every now and then … a victim incapable of overcoming addiction. This is one of the most common feelings people with addiction experience, so take comfort in knowing you’re not alone here. As an addict, …

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Dr. Drew on Addiction Treatment and Mental Health

August 9th, 2016 - Read more

A practicing physician and Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the Keck USC School of Medicine, Dr. Drew knows a thing or two about addiction and other mental health issues. Take a look at this interview he did over with the Fix when you get a chance. We need to remind ourselves that each case …

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Here’s How to Overcome Addiction with Hope

August 1st, 2016 - Read more

Focusing on fear and consequence isn’t always the best motivation. Consider focusing on hope instead, and you may just find you’re able to work through your experience with addiction. According to writer and recovering addict Maia Szalavitz, author of Unbroken Brain, hope is the light in an addict’s life that most promotes change. Szalavitz states …

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