Category: Recovery (Page 4)
Students Making Greater Strides towards Sobriety
As of late, the University of Texas joined the legions of schools across the country who are jumping on the recovery bandwagon. Instead of sitting back and watching headline after headline of another student tragedy due to alcohol or drug overdose, students have decided to take matters into their own hands and run a new […]
Addiction Recovery Award Show
Did you know that there’s an award show for addiction recovery? Well, the Strength and Hope Award Show is just that. The show places a spotlight on the importance of being of service to yourself and others, after you have finished treatment. According to the show, the goal is to have young people overcome the […]
The Sobriety Store You’ve Been Waiting For
Welcome to the most exciting recovery store yet! While most stores offer a bland array of sobriety gifts; including: plastic chips and bookmarks with inspirational quotes printed onto them, My 12-Step Store aims to provide a stark contrast to the dowdy gifts that most people in recovery are used to receiving. Owner RJ Holguin explains […]
This New Substance Abuse Study Will Shock You
Did you know that almost 60 percent of pregnant teens have used an illicit substance in the last 12 months? A recent study published in Addictive Behaviors, examined the usage of various substances among pregnant and non-pregnant youth; revealing that pregnant teens had a much higher usage rate for drugs. While a shocking 60 percent […]
Mental Strength Myths Dispelled
Facing the world and all of its temptations after treatment is enough to make anyone question the power of their mental strength. The most commonly misunderstood factors that relate to mental strength can allow us to dispel some of the myths, and give you more mental power. Mental Strength is a Trend. There is no […]
College Girls Are Heavier Drinkers than Men
In college, girls drink men under the table, according to a recent study from Harvard Medical School. Twice a week, the study recorded the intake of alcohol during 992 students’ freshman year. With an average age of 18 years and four months, the total amount of students included 573 females and 417 males. Despite the […]
The Benefits of Keeping a Journal
Adjusting to sober life post treatment can seem a very foreign and uncomfortable path to navigate. While the initial adjustment period won’t last forever (even though it may seem like it’s going to), keeping a journal can help make the transition a little bit smoother. According to Kathleen Adams, LPC, a Colorado-based psychotherapist and author […]
Illegal Drugs and Women’s Fertility
While it is already known that doing drugs in general, much less while you are pregnant, is not exactly beneficial to your health, a shocking number of women continue to do both. According to one survey, nearly 5 percent of women admitted to illicit drug use within the past 30 days. Moreover, in a drug […]
Navigating Sober Dating
Navigating the tumultuous world of dating proves challenging enough, without having to worry about maintaining your sobriety on top of it. Take it from James, a 33-year-old Los Angeles photographer who has been sober for eight years. When he first re-entered the dating world, “I spent five years dating messed up speed freaks…I guess I […]
You Can Get Addicted to What!?
We all know about alcohol and drug addiction. We have all even heard of food addiction and internet addiction. But sugar addiction? Google glass addiction? It seems like every day an addiction that seems stranger than the last pops up. Behold, some of the most recent tales of addiction that will make you do a […]