Xanax Bars and Addiction
Many people in America take Xanax bars as a treatment to help with anxiety disorders. Xanax is the brand name for alprazolam, a drug that is also a benzodiazepines. Benzos,…
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What is Experiential Therapy and How Does it Work?
When you’re in drug and alcohol treatment, you’ll encounter a lot of tools and participate in therapy. Many of these will be tools to help you accept and understand and…
What is Wet Brain? Understanding Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome
Drinking can cause a lot of problems for people, especially the drinker. Long-term drinking makes the drinker at still at risk for a myriad of issues, including mental health disorders…
Why Are Middle Aged People Dying From Alcoholism?
Alcoholism, also known as alcohol use disorder, is one of the most prevalent diseases in the United States. Among the middle-aged in the United States, drinking is taking its toll.…
Using Social Media in Recovery
Social media is a part of almost everyone’s daily life. There are good and bad aspects of using social media, and almost everyone makes mistakes. Just like in real,…
Using Lists to Meet Your Recovery Goals
When you were using alcohol or drugs, you probably had a concise list of priorities. Addiction can make your substance of choice to control your life and decisions. While you…
Living a Healthy Social Life in Recovery
When you first get clean and sober, you’re adjusting to a whole new world. Learning to live without the use of substances can be hard. Anyone who has spent a…
Taking Care of Your Basic Needs in Recovery
Recovery is a time of healing and learning new ways to cope in the world without the use of alcohol or drugs. When you’re in the grip of addiction, there’s…
Learning to Walk Through Fear
When you were in active addiction, you probably took a lot of chances. Drugs and alcohol help dampen inhibitions and cause people to do some dangerous and not-so-smart things.…
