by Sandy Baker | Jan 26, 2021 | Addiction, Recovery
Setting a goal isn’t too challenging. Working to meet that goal could be. In addiction recovery, goals are the backbone of your long-term success. View them as steps. Addiction recovery goals are measurable and attainable steps that take you closer to your lifelong...
by Sandy Baker | Dec 8, 2020 | Addiction, Recovery
Opioid Addiction Is a Real Danger You’re hurt in an accident that requires a surgical procedure. As you start healing, the pain is incredible. Your doctor prescribes strong pain medications, but even after using them for a few months, you still feel intense pain if...
by Sandy Baker | Nov 12, 2020 | Addiction, Recovery
Alcohol addiction is often misunderstood. Some people drink a glass of wine a day and never develop an addiction to it. Others can do the same with beer. You may be different. You may be experiencing trouble limiting your alcohol intake. That’s not as uncommon a...
by Sandy Baker | Oct 9, 2020 | Addiction, Recovery
As of 2006, approximately 2.5 million adults over 50 had a substance use disorder, a number that was projected to nearly double by 2020. As an adult child, watching your father or mother struggle with drugs and alcohol can be scary, frustrating, and sad. Maybe your...
by Sandy Baker | Sep 21, 2020 | Addiction, Recovery
Your loved one is working through drug and alcohol addiction treatment. You are proud of them but worried about the consequences of a mistake. You may know the risks – an estimated 40 to 60 percent of people will relapse at some point, according to the National...
by Sandy Baker | Sep 9, 2020 | Addiction, Recovery
About Relapse Relapse occurs when a person who has worked through addiction begins using again. It could mean one drink or it could mean a weekend of using drugs. Once a person with addiction starts using again, it’s hard to stop. In 2018, 67,300 people in the U.S....
