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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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Opioids

The Founding Fathers on Drugs and Alcohol

Learn about the complex history of drug and alcohol addiction and how 18th century substance abuse impacted even America’s founding fathers.

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Recovery

Addiction Recovery and Personal Empowerment

We often abuse ourselves for the “bad” things that we do, and we are our own biggest critics. We waste a lot of energy on self-hate when we could be using it to bring positivity, light, and love into our lives.

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Seniors and Substance Abuse: A Growing Problem

Drugs and alcohol use are often associated with teens and young adults, but the reality is that addiction affects people of all ages, senior citizens included.

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Wellness Topics

Simple Ways to Balance Your Mind, Body, and Spirit

Cultivating overall well-being is important to leading a happy, healthy life. Learn how to incorporate simple wellness tips into your daily routine to help you reduce stress, anxiety, and fatigue.

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Trending Recovery Topics

Is Instagram a Gateway to Drugs?

Young people are increasingly finding illicit drugs through dealers on Instagram. Learn about the dangers of the app and how to encourage youth to avoid substance abuse.

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Obama Holds Conference on the Nation's Growing Opioid Problem

At a West Virginia conference, Obama addressed the opioid epidemic, the role of prescription drugs, and different initiatives the government would take to reduce the public health crisis.

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Alcohol

Learning About Alcoholism: 8 Signs You Should Know

Many Americans consider excessive drinking at parties a rite of passage, but these "harmless" habits can spiral into alcohol dependency. Learn some of the common signs of alcoholism.

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Recovery

3 Apps for Addiction Recovery

Maintaining mental, physical, and spiritual wellness is an important part of recovery that can often be overwhelming. These apps encourage and track healthy habits.

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Teens

Avoiding a Dangerous School Year

College students are one of the most at-risk populations for drug and alcohol misuse. Learn how to warn young people about substance abuse before it's too late.

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From Humans of New York: Addiction, a Family Disease

Addiction is a disease that impacts not only the person using, but their entire family. Read the account of one family member to learn more about this dynamic.

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Mental Health

TED Talk: Why We All Need to Practice Emotional First Aid

Emotional wounds are equally as damaging as physical ones, but many do not value mental health as highly. Learn how to start practicing "emotional hygiene."

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Signs You Are Enabling an Addiction

It’s hard to know what to do when a loved one is suffering with an addiction to drugs or alcohol. See whether your family is offering misguided help and enabling your loved one’s addiction.

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