Living with Addiction

My choice to remain in recovery is entirely up to me and no one else. The moment I decide to stop practicing holistically healthy self-care is the moment I choose to set myself up for relapse.

With nearly 60 percent of high school seniors reporting marijuana is safe, it is evident they don’t fully understand the repercussions of the drug.

Every day, more than 90 Americans die after overdosing on opioids, a total of 33,000 lives lost to this drug in 2015 alone.

Recovery Month is a good time to check out some new developments happening in the addiction and recovery field.

As a parent, it’s your job to make sure your teen understands the dangers of opiate abuse and understands how quickly one can become addicted.

Mental-level work helps people notice their automatic negative thoughts and then change their thought patterns – and ultimately, their behaviors – for the better.

The impacts of addiction and recovery are woven into the fabric of our company culture and DNA. Our colleagues and their families are struggling.

If we can treat those underlying core issues – addressing what’s causing the depression, anxiety, self-loathing, and so forth – there’s no need to self-medicate anymore.

The change began when they finally reached out for help for themselves – that’s when they started to see their family heal and transform.

Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs) serve a variety of mental health and social needs, but they mainly support employees who need help with substance abuse issues.