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Addiction Treatment Author Promotes Positive Psychology Over Punishment for...
Canadian addiction specialist, Dr. Gabor Mate, author of the bestseller, In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction, advocates for the use of positive psychology and harm reduction...
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Five-Year Monitoring May Help Chronic Relapsers Stay Sober
Relapse is not uncommon in recovery. It’s not a guaranteed event, but it does happen to many patients at one point or another in their sobriety – and to some patients more often than others. For those...
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3 Things You Need to Thrive in Recovery
Recovery is hard. Under the best of circumstances, it’s difficult to make a new life for oneself – new friends, new perspective, sometimes a new home, a new job and a new relationship. Continuing to...
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10 Tips for Avoiding Relapse During the Holiday Season
Recovery from drug addiction and alcohol use disorders can be a struggle. At any time, an unexpected event or emotion can trigger cravings for the drug of choice and make someone want to drink or get...
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Recovery Goals for 2015: Where Will Sobriety Take You This Year?
One of the keys to maintaining sobriety for the long term is intentionality. Choosing your goals, crafting your plan, and being very intentional in everything you do from what you eat to whom you spend...
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10 Things You Can Do to Strengthen Your Recovery
If you’ve been to drug rehab, you are well aware that you need to put your recovery first. In all things, no matter what comes up, there is nothing more important than staying sober after addiction....
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Top 10 Ways to Have a Great Summer Without Drugs or Alcohol
Summertime is prime time for BBQ, beach parties, music festivals and more – all venues where drugs and alcohol are not only common but also prolific. If these are your favorite summer activities, it...
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Children of Alcoholics Discuss Life ‘in a War Zone’
Blaire Sharpe and Phillip L. Woods know all too well about the pain that comes with growing up in an alcoholic home. But both have overcome that pain to create successful lives and enjoy the kind of...
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Are There Scientific Processes Underlying the 12-Step Recovery Method?
When it comes to the current conceptualization of addiction, most would subscribe to the compelling disease model, which decidedly states that addiction is a chronic, progressive and incurable disease...
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How to Prepare for the Party Season When You’re Sober
Knowing how to respond to social gatherings when you’re sober can be a year-round challenge, but during festive seasons, there can be even more pressure than normal. But carefully planning how to deal...
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