What You Need To Know About Complex PTSD and Addiction
June is PTSD awareness month. Both complex and noncomplex post-traumatic stress disorder have been linked to substance abuse. If you have a loved one who has experienced PTSD of any kind, then you need to know the risks, what early …
What You Need To Know About Chronic Relapse
There’s no question that both short and long-term substance abuse can alter our brains. Addiction can become so powerful that even seeking the most basic needs can become a second or third priority behind drug use. While treatment and recovery …
How To Support Someone After Drug Rehab
Drug rehabilitation is a long and difficult process, and it is essential that people who have completed it receive the necessary support to maintain their sobriety. It can be challenging for those around them to know what they should do …
How to Celebrate Sobriety for Yourself and Others
Celebrating a sobriety anniversary is a huge accomplishment and life event for yourself and others. Soberness is a lifelong journey that, for many people, often comes with obstacles and setbacks. Whenever someone reaches a sober milestone, such as 30 …
Seven Health Benefits Of Sobriety
There are so many benefits to staying sober beyond repairing relationships and your finances. Substance abuse can have serious short and long-term health consequences for your organs, immune system, and mental health. Sobriety can either mend or prevent further damage …
How To Handle Codependency In Addiction Recovery
There are a variety of situations that can lead to two adults becoming codependent of each other. One of the most common tends to be when one adult is suffering from substance abuse and the other acts as their caretaker. …