Ways to Prevent Relapse After Layoff Due to Pandemic

8 Ways to Prevent Relapse After Layoff Due to the Pandemic

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For most adults, the prospect of losing one’s job stokes feelings of intense anxiety. Unfortunately, in the era of the coronavirus pandemic, job loss goes part and parcel with all the many other distressing effects we as a nation are experiencing.…
Rehabs That Accept Insurance

Luxury Rehabs That Accept Insurance

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Luxury Rehabs That Accept Insurance Rehabs come in all shapes and sizes, offering a wide range of treatment philosophies, services, amenities, and facility features to select from when the time comes for treatment.  Although even a bare-bones…
Executive Rehab

Executive Rehab Centers

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Executive Rehab Centers for Drug and Alcohol Addiction Even though someone may be quite successful in his or her business or career does not necessarily mean these professionals are exempt from developing a substance use disorder.  When it…
chronic pain and opiate addiction

Chronic Pain and Opiate Addiction

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Treating Chronic Pain and Opiate Addiction Back in the late 1990s OxyContin (oxycodone) burst on the pharma scene as a wonder pain reliever for treating chronic pain.  Over the next few years, dosages incrementally went from 10 mg pills to…
Rehabs that Accept Couples

Rehabs that Accept Couples

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3 Reasons Why Rehabs that Accept Couples Benefit Recovery Sometimes there really can be too much of a good thing.  What may have started out as innocent partying during the early heady days of a budding romance has, over time, evolved into…
PTSD and Addiction

PTSD and Addiction

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The Link Between PTSD and Addiction The deep-seated emotional effects of having experienced a life-altering trauma will often result in the use of coping techniques to help soothe the pain.  Those who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder…
lying about addiction

Lying About Addiction to Family and Friends

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One of the characteristic signs of addiction is lying about addiction to friends and loved ones. For example, those with an alcohol use disorder will often downplay the amount they consume in hopes of detracting from their actual consumption.…
Outpatient Treatment after Rehab

Why You Need Outpatient Treatment (IOP) after Rehab

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Outpatient Treatment after Rehab Anyone battling addiction will tell you that the initial detox process can be difficult. Get through that, and you’ve taken an enormous step towards living a healthy life without alcohol or drugs. Attending…
Coping Skills in Recovery

Coping Skills You Need in Recovery

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Coping Skills You Need in Recovery If you’re in recovery for drug or alcohol addiction, one of the cornerstones is learning new coping skills. If a person has been turning to substance abuse to numb pain, or deal with complex emotions, they…
Coping Skills in Recovery

Recovery Versus Reality

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The truth about conquering your addiction Many people are reluctant to admit they have an addiction, or go to a rehab facility because of the myths surrounding treatment. Before you give up on recovery altogether, get the facts so that you…