Top 3 Fun Activities Without Drinking or Drugs

Top 3 Fun Activities Without Drinking or Drugging

Fun Activities Without Drinking or Drugging People who have changed their lives from taking drugs and drinking did it to stop the madness in their lives, so how do you have fun without it? The problem of how to have fun like former drinkers and drug users used to can seem impossible to replicate, but […]

Learning to Forgive While in Recovery

Learnign to Forgive While in Recovery Forgiving a loved one for the harm they did to you in active addiction is difficult and often requires support groups and supplemental therapy. Forgiving someone for the harm done is difficult. It often requires years of in-depth therapy to overcome serious emotional damage done by someone else. People […]

Learning to Forgive While in Recovery

Learning to Forgive While in Recovery

Learnign to Forgive While in Recovery Forgiving a loved one for the harm they did to you in active addiction is difficult and often requires support groups and supplemental therapy. Forgiving someone for the harm done is difficult. It often requires years of in-depth therapy to overcome serious emotional damage done by someone else. People […]

Stages of Change in Sobriety

Stages of Change in Sobriety Understanding the five stages of addiction recovery can be useful for newly sober individuals and their friends, loved ones, and extended family members. People get sober for many reasons. Maybe you were court-ordered to go to treatment, or your family had an intervention, and you were given ultimatums, or maybe […]

Stages of Change in Sobriety

Stages of Change in Sobriety

Stages of Change in Sobriety Understanding the five stages of addiction recovery can be useful for newly sober individuals and their friends, loved ones, and extended family members. People get sober for many reasons. Maybe you were court-ordered to go to treatment, or your family had an intervention, and you were given ultimatums, or maybe […]

Positive Friendships in Addiction Recovery

Positive Friendships in Addiction Recovery Having sober friends that are supportive is essential in recovery because they provide the backbone you can count on when you’re struggling. When someone has transcended from addiction to recovery, their lives look very different. They are responsible and can be trusted. Their relationships are either on the mend or […]

Positive Friendships in Addiction Recovery

Positive Friendships in Addiction Recovery

Positive Friendships in Addiction Recovery Having sober friends that are supportive is essential in recovery because they provide the backbone you can count on when you’re struggling. When someone has transcended from addiction to recovery, their lives look very different. They are responsible and can be trusted. Their relationships are either on the mend or […]

Coping With Cravings While Sober

Coping With Cravings While Sober To conquer cravings for drug and alcohol use, one must recognize what precedes them and how to stop them from attacking. There is no guaranteed method to avoid cravings for someone in recovery from substance use disorder. It is hard to predict when a strong desire for addictive substances can […]

Coping With Cravings While Sober

Coping With Cravings While Sober

Coping With Cravings While Sober To conquer cravings for drug and alcohol use, one must recognize what precedes them and how to stop them from attacking. There is no guaranteed method to avoid cravings for someone in recovery from substance use disorder. It is hard to predict when a strong desire for addictive substances can […]

Patterns of Marijuana and Alcohol Polydrug Addiction

Patterns of Marijuana and Alcohol Polydrug Addiction Although seen as gateway drugs, alcohol and marijuana generally have a reputation as being less harmful than other substances. Alcohol and marijuana have a reputation as being less harmful than other substances. Yet, the two share similar reputations as gateway drugs. They are also the most abused substances […]