Category: Rehab (Page 2)
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 […]
Celebrity Treatment Success Stories
Sure, we have all seen photos of Angelina Jolie and her army of children looking absolutely perfect at some fabulous red carpet event or another. But did you know that she once struggled with a heroin addiction? We have all probably seen the Iron Man films with Robert Downey Jr. effortlessly fighting against evil and […]
Best Recent Recovery Blogs to Read
Deciding to go to a rehabilitation center to treat a drug or alcohol addiction may seem like the hard part, but sometimes learning to relive life without the crutch can prove even more arduous. Coupled with consistently trying to maintain sobriety throughout both the mundane daily tasks of life and the occasional emotional highs and […]
Recent Correlations between Addiction and Other Diagnoses
According to a recent study by the National Bureau of Economic Research, “when other factors are held constant, mental illness does increase use of addictive goods-relative to use by the overall population-by 20 percent for alcohol, 27 percent for cocaine, and 86 percent for cigarettes.” The correlation between addictions and other mental illness diagnoses has […]
Battle of the Sexes: Effects of Alcohol Abuse
Have you ever noticed how a man and a woman can drink the exact same amount of alcohol, but yet the woman always seems drunker, faster? Or have you ever wondered why the bar has infinitely more men seated and drinking, than women? Recent research provides all these answers and more. Some quick facts: alcoholism […]
Maintaining Sobriety After Treatment
Completing treatment for addiction is a huge accomplishment. You have successfully set yourself up for a new life by renewing your body and mind. The real challenge often begins after treatment, where familiar faces and places can make it all too easy to slip back into bad habits. You can’t take the support network you […]
3 Things to Remember for Successful Addiction Treatment
Choosing to enroll in an addiction treatment program is a wonderful decision that will change your life for the better. Whether you or a loved one are beginning the road to recovery, know that you’ve chosen to regain control of your life. While this is a huge achievement, there are a few things to keep […]
The Entrepreneurial Alcoholic’s Resume: Fluent in Alcoholism
Enjoying alcohol does not make you an alcoholic. In fact, alcoholism is not drinking. It is the inability to slow down, cut down, or stop altogether. Just like you cannot unlearn a language, you cannot unlearn alcoholism. Sure, you can stop using a language and perhaps forget some of the words, but it always comes […]
Make Sobriety a Reality
If you think you have a drinking problem, you probably do. Granted, you have managed to keep a job, maintain a relationship, manage family life, and pay the bills without anyone being the wiser. Still, you find yourself wishing that your pretend life could be your real life. When you pass the point of pretending, […]