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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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5 Reasons to Go to Rehab

Although addiction treatment is hard, rehab is your best chance at reclaiming your life. Read about 5 reasons why you should go to rehab.

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Methamphetamine Use on the Rise, Reports Say

Reports now show that while the opioid epidemic has been garnering everyone’s attention over the last few years, methamphetamine use has been silently skyrocketing across the nation.

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What is Sober Living?

The longer you stay in treatment, the better the chances for long-term sobriety. This is why many who complete residential treatment continue onto sober living. In this short video, learn how sober living can improve your recovery.

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Baby Boomers and Millennials Are Driving The Opioid Crisis

The opioid epidemic has impacted over 2.5 million users and their families. Learn about two generations that have been particularly hard-hit: Baby Boomers and Millennials.

Drug Addiction

Drugs Headline Music Festivals Across the Country

Substance abuse has caused many overdoses at music festivals. Learn more about the dangers of drugs and alcohol, and why we should stop singing their praises.

Mental Health

Women & Trauma: A Pathway to Addiction

It is estimated by the National Institute on Drug Abuse that as many as 80 percent of women who are currently seeking treatment for addiction have a history of trauma. This number is only based on women that are seeking treatment, and of those women, those who report it – the number could very easily be higher than 80 percent.

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A “Harmless” Addiction

Those who miss their use may cope by replacing one addiction with another. Learn why this is harmful and how to treat any underlying issues.

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Are You Struggling with Substance Abuse?

Explore this compilation of blog posts to uncover facts about addiction and determine whether you are struggling with substance abuse.

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The Opioid Epidemic’s Forgotten Victims

When discussing the opioid epidemic, most focus on the staggering number of overdose deaths ⎼ on average, 91 per day. As upsetting as these losses are, they are not the only victims of this deadly epidemic. The children of addicted parents are also suffering.