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Signs of Addiction: Alcohol and Anxiety
Do you drink alcohol as a way to manage your anxiety? Do you feel that alcohol is all you need to get through the day? If you’re using alcohol for anxiety relief, you’re putting yourself at risk for addiction. You are probably also, in the long run, making your...
How to Mentally Prepare Yourself for an Intervention
An intervention is a big step. It’s one of the most powerful tools you have when someone in your life is using drugs or alcohol. Whether you’ve hired a professional interventionist or are planning to stage your own intervention, it’s important to be focused and...
Why Do Addicts Make Empty Promises?
When Trust Is Broken Are you tired of the lies and empty promises? I’m going to quit drinking Monday – I just need one more weekend. I promise I will not buy any drugs with this money. I need to pay my rent. The broken promises of a person with an addiction are...
A Time for Reflection and Change: Making the Decision to Get Drug and Alcohol Treatment
Whatever complexities are in your life right now from the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic--from being out of work to struggling with grief and fear--drug and alcohol use will only make things worse. If you find yourself just going through the motions each day,...
7 Ways Drug and Alcohol Treatment Can Improve Your Life
The biggest reason to seek out drug and alcohol treatment is that doing so can save your life. Each year, an estimated 88,000 people die from alcohol-related deaths, according to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. In 2018, 67,367 people died from...
Coping with Addiction Recovery in High-Stress Times
During high-stress times, it’s easy to make bad decisions. You’re faced with worry, frustration, and an overwhelming need to find a way to feel better. For those in addiction recovery, the current pandemic is sure to create some unsettling feelings and thoughts. How...
7 Reasons to Seek Addiction Treatment During COVID-19
Addiction and Mental Health Support Are Essential Drug and alcohol addiction support is critical during COVID-19. If you or a loved one suffers from substance use disorder, getting treatment now is possible, and often necessary. Don’t put off getting addiction...
Am I an Addict? How to Know If You Need Help
How could you be an addict? You work or go to school. You participate in your family’s activities. You don’t think alcohol or drugs are controlling you. Yet you have to have a drink each day; you find yourself pulled in by the thought of your next pill. Addiction does...
7 Things You Can Do When Your Spouse Has an Addiction
Facing Addiction as a Couple Addiction is challenging on its own, but it also creates one of the most difficult situations for couples. When one spouse is using drugs or alcohol, it’s likely to create tension, stress, anxiety, and fear in the other. Quite often,...
What Happens After an Intervention: How Your Loved One Gets Help
You’ve made the decision to help your loved one get the alcohol and drug treatment he or she needs. As you prepare for the intervention, you may be wondering what happens afterward. What will treatment, if they accept it, look like, and what can you, as a caregiver,...