Category Archive For "Addiction Recovery"
Extending Dry January: The Benefits of Sobriety in the New Year and Beyond
Each year, millions of people give up drinking alcoholic beverages in the month of January as a way to counteract the indulgences of the holiday season and reap the benefits of sobriety. Known as “Dry January,” the public health initiative was first launched in the UK in 2013 as a way to help people address …
How to Start a New, Clean Life After Substance Use Treatment
If you are completing a residential or outpatient substance use treatment program, it’s natural to experience some anxiety about what life after treatment will be like. You’re embarking on a new way of life that favors self-care and clean living over alcohol or substance use, and it’s common to be worried about how you’re going …
Technology and Addiction: A New Era of Support in Substance Use Recovery
In the digital age, where smartphones and virtual platforms play such an integral part of our lives, technology has emerged as a beacon of hope and support for those walking along the challenging path toward substance use recovery. Once thought of as a potential distraction, technology has now become a powerful complementary tool in standard …
Women in Recovery: Addiction and Gender Bias
When it comes to substance use disorders, gender affects everything from how alcohol and drugs are metabolized to the social and cultural impact of substance use on the kind and support and treatment available. Add in compounding factors like race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status, and it’s easy to see why women’s recovery hurdles might feel …
Family Dynamics in Addiction: Understanding the Effects of Substance Use on the Family Ecosystem
If you or a relative are involved in substance use, you are among tens of millions of Americans fighting the battle. Close to 38 million adolescents and adults are active users of illicit drugs, and 29.5 million people 12 and over suffer from Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD). With so many people throughout the U.S. impacted …
