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- After Rehab, Blog, Drug and Alcohol Addiction, Recovery, Substance Use Disorder, Uncategorized
- Keri George
Returning to work after rehab is a challenging and essential step in recovery, but it’s a step you can take one day at a time....
- Blog, Drug and Alcohol Addiction, Prescription Drug Abuse, Recovery, Substance Use Disorder
- Keri George
Gabapentin, known as Neurontin, has become a popular medication for treating epilepsy, neuropathic pain, nerve pain, and more. The CDC indicates that gabapentin is a...
- Blog, Drug and Alcohol Addiction, Recovery, Rehab Questions, Substance Use Disorder
- Keri George
The first step towards recovery is admitting to yourself that your substance use has become unmanageable and deciding to take back control. Following this acceptance...
- Blog, Drug and Alcohol Addiction, Recovery, Substance Use Disorder
- Keri George
Addiction and the Brain As with any human behavior, the brain plays a leading role in addiction. Chronic substance use alters the brain’s normal functioning,...
- Blog, Mental Health, Recovery, Resources
- Keri George
How Coping Skills Help with Addiction For individuals struggling with addiction, developing coping skills is crucial. Coping skills can help individuals manage their emotions, deal...
- Opioids, Recovery
- Keri George
According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), drug overdose deaths in the U.S. have mushroomed over the past few years. Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid...
- Recovery, Resources
- Keri George
When you think about the recovery process from drugs and/or alcohol, you likely think about the most commonly components it usually includes: abstinence, therapy, meetings,...
- Recovery
- Keri George
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, or SAMHSA, publishes a list of guiding principles to help those in recovery from substance use disorder....
- Drug and Alcohol Addiction, Recovery, Substance Use Disorder
- Keri George
Detoxing at home is possible, but is generally not recommended for a variety of reasons. First, its success or failure is highly dependent on one’s...