Most people who are familiar with addiction are aware that individuals who suffer from the disease, very often, have histories of traumatic experiences. We can think of trauma as an event that took place which literally shattered the foundations upon … Read More
The Seduction of Social Media
Before diving into the potential dangers associated with social media, it should be understood that this is not a suggestion to avoid social media platforms altogether, but instead to gain a deeper understanding of how the increasing ubiquitous nature of … Read More
The Emerging Opiate Crisis and Societal Unrest
In recent years, we have seen a sharp increase in the number of opiate prescriptions, admittances to treatment for Substance Use Disorder, and deaths resulting from overdose. In the last 3 years alone, the staggering number of opiates deaths per … Read More
Living Your Best Life and Dispensing With the Rest
Early sobriety is a time for many changes and opportunities; It is the starting point where we make a conscious decision to seek out a new way of living in order to shed our addictive and destructive skins. While early … Read More
The Necessity of Self-Care in Recovery
While the list of things that go out the window during times when we are actively addicted is seemingly endless, self-care is one of the disciplines that is consumed by sheer gravitational pull of the black hole that is addiction. … Read More
Demystifying SMART Recovery
In recent years, there has been a backlash against 12-step programs due to their opponents claims that it focuses too much on the inclusion of a Higher-Power, the admittance of powerlessness, and the disease model of addiction. SMART recovery is … Read More
Relishing the Little Things
While there are many new qualities and traits that become invaluable upon their adoption in sobriety, in order to reap the full benefit of what true recovery has to offer, we cannot afford to circumvent the process of incorporating patience. … Read More
Let’s Talk Triggers
Before we get into discussing the various and common triggers within early sobriety, and recovery in general, let’s unpack exactly what a trigger is. A trigger is a person, event, experience, or location that is perceived by the individual which … Read More
Medication Maintenance: Pros and Cons
In the past couple of years there has been a shift in treatment that allows for non-abstinence-based interventions when they are deemed necessary by a medical professional. Prior to the adoption of these maintenance-based interventions (MBI), the addiction recovery culture … Read More
Is Addiction Immoral?
Due to the ability to study the etiological factors associated with drug and alcohol addiction, we have come to a deeper understanding that there is a combination of biological/genetic, behavioral, and environmental factors driving the disease. This information ought to … Read More