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Although it can be difficult to do, forgiveness in recovery is beneficial to both you and your loved one's healing. Learn what steps you can take.

If you're always on the go, maintaining a healthy diet may be the last of your worries. Find out how to prioritize recovery and your nutrition together.

According to the National Institute of Mental Health, anxiety affects over 40 million people age 18 or older in the United States, over 18 percent of the population. And the interesting thing about anxiety is that, well, the worse it…

Before you began your recovery, you may have used drugs or alcohol to medicate your feelings. Now that you’re sober, have you been self-medicating with sugar? And if so, is it really all that bad for you? It depends.

There are currently 25 million adults in the US struggling with addiction. If your parent needs help, here are important steps you can take.

There are many misconceptions about addiction that can create stigma surrounding the disease. Here we separate the facts about addiction from myths.

The amount of people who are addicted to prescription painkillers continues to grow, with an estimated 2.1 million people currently misusing opioids in the United States. And for many, the transition from prescription drug misuse to heroin addiction is an…

If you and your loved ones have never been through this process before, then the whole experience can seem intimidating or even scary. Before you begin to panic and put off going to treatment for your addiction altogether, we have…

The opioid epidemic and crisis keeps getting worse – but what are doctors doing about the problem? Learn how new guidelines are cracking down on prescription abuse.

Deciding to quit alcohol after heavy use initiates a process of withdrawal caused by a neurochemical imbalance—a sudden drop in calming GABA and a surge in excitatory glutamat—leading to CNS hyperexcitability, which manifests as tremors, anxiety, and an increased risk…