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6 Steps for Setting Boundaries with Someone in Recovery

When someone pursues recovery, your relationship with them can change for the better. By setting up boundaries early on and communicating your feelings effectively, you and your loved one can develop a mutual respect that tends to your needs just as much as their sobriety. Follow these 6 important steps from Addiction Recovery Coach Rick Lepkowski.

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What Does It Feel Like to Go Through Drug Withdrawal?

Drug and alcohol withdrawal is a painful and disruptive period of time, but there are ways to alleviate these difficult symptoms. By using pain management tools and healthy coping mechanisms, experiencing withdrawal can be more manageable.

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Detox vs. Rehab? Which is Right for You?

Although many use these terms interchangeably, detox and rehab each have their own purpose. While detox primarily focuses on addressing the physical effects that addiction has had on the body, rehab focuses more on the psychological effects.

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New Laws Pose Important Question: Who Should Be Held Responsible in Overdose Deaths?
They were friends. They shared drugs and overdosed. One survived, and the other died. Who should be held responsible when an overdose occurs?
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Family Wellness

9 Ways You Can Help Someone Struggling with Depression
Like addiction, depression is a disease that can disrupt a person’s quality of life. Learn what you should and shouldn’t do to help a loved one cope with it.
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Recovery

19 Reasons to Get Sober in 2019
The new year is just around the corner and it is the perfect time to make some real changes. If you are struggling with drugs and alcohol, why not make this the year you change your life?
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Mental Health

Seasonal Affective Disorder: What You Need to Know About Your Winter Blues
10 million Americans suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), a type of depression that occurs during specific times of the year. Learn how to spot signs of SAD and how to combat this disorder.
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Family

No Longer a Family Secret: Obituaries Shine a Light on Addiction
Drug overdoses were once kept hidden behind closed doors. But as the opioid epidemic spreads, more and more families are sharing the truth about their loved one’s use, addiction, and death ⎼ in hopes of helping others who are struggling.
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Recovery

5 Ways Dogs Can Help You Stay Sober
When you are in recovery, having a strong support network is important. According to research, having a dog as part of that network could help you stay sober. Learn all the ways dogs can strengthen your sobriety.
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Could You Be Prone to Addiction?
While it is impossible to determine who will and will not become addicted, there are certain risk factors that make you more prone to addiction.
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Alcohol

Quitting Alcohol? Here Is What to Expect
While everyone’s battle against addiction is unique, there are certain things that everyone can expect and prepare for.
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5 Things to Know About the Opioid Bill
President Trump, who labeled the opioid epidemic a national emergency earlier this year, recently signed the bill ⎼ the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act ⎼ into law. Below are five important components of this law and how they can impact addiction and treatment.
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Addiction

Secrecy in Addiction
Recognizing that your loved one is struggling with addiction can be difficult. After all, those in active addiction go to great lengths to hide their substance use from those around them. Learn how to recognize the signs, common ways individuals hide their addiction, and why.
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Addiction Treatment

5 Things to Look for in an Addiction Treatment Center
Whether your loved one is seeking help with alcoholism or drug addiction, finding the right addiction treatment center can make all the difference. Learn what to look for during your search.
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Wining and Dining: The Link Between the Restaurant Industry and Addiction
While anyone can develop an addiction, people who work in the hospitality and food service industries are most vulnerable. Learn why this link persists.
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