Make Your Own Day: Making Yourself Happy After Prescription Drug Addiction
Do you feel lucky? Well, do ya? When you’re fighting prescription drug addiction, you may feel that you’re anything but lucky. Happiness may seem to elude you, especially if you are dealing with chronic pain or chronic cravings after giving up Percocet addiction, Xanax addiction, and addiction to other prescription drugs. Many patients who end . . . . Continue Reading
7 Signs of Relapse in Recovery
One of the best ways to avoid relapse in recovery is to stop it before it starts. Noticing when things are happening or changes occur that could signify a relapse is one of the best ways to keep it from happening. The following are seven common signs of relapse. If you notice any of these . . . . Continue Reading
Making Agreements with Your Family: Consequences for Relapse in Recovery
One of the best ways to rebuild trust with your family after a bout with addiction – and all the lying and manipulation that goes along with it – is to create a formal agreement. This formal agreement is not just that you will work hard on your recovery and do everything you can to . . . . Continue Reading
Amy Winehouse Leaves Addiction Behind and Heads Back
Amy Winehouse has famously struggled with a drug addiction that included dependence upon and abuse of heroin, crack and cocaine, among other substances. But she’s worked hard on her sobriety, broken free from the relationship that was keeping her in active addiction and now she’s taking another big step: the singer is getting married. Since . . . . Continue Reading
Shared Personal Stories Helps Parents Identify Drug Addiction
There are a number of forums for the personal stories of those who have lived through cocaine addiction, heroin addiction, alcoholism, prescription drug addiction and other issues. There are even forums for loved ones to share the stories of family members who did not live through their addiction but died as a result of overdose, . . . . Continue Reading
Rihanna Talks About Father’s Drug Abuse
Rihanna recently did an interview in which she discussed the issues that plagued her childhood, among other things. Growing up with a father who was allegedly a crack addict gave her a fair share of emotional baggage, but she works hard to keep an eye on the positive and remain focused on that as much . . . . Continue Reading
Can You Be Addicted to Love?
Not only can you be addicted to love – like you can be addicted to almost anything – but new studies are comparing love addiction and the effects of a break-up to the effects of drug addiction and trying to ‘kick the habit’ with your drug of choice. Brain scans reveal that physiologically, the changes . . . . Continue Reading
Christina Aguilera Talks About Taking the Good with the Bad: First Interview After Drinking Bust
It was all over the headlines when Christina Aguilera was arrested and jailed briefly for public intoxication while her boyfriend, Matthew Rutler, was charged with a DUI for driving the car under the influence of alcohol. Aguilera didn’t seem to take the incident or the media rush to tell the world very seriously. She said: . . . . Continue Reading
Hormonal Therapy: How Menstruation and Menopause Affect Recovery
Hormones play a huge part in menstruation and menopause, and they also play a large part in the development of and treatment of drug and alcohol addiction. These issues alter the course of recovery and create certain issues that men will never have to deal with. Through Hormone Therapy, women learn exactly what is happening . . . . Continue Reading
Mindful Practice: What it is and How it Can Save You After Crystal Meth Addiction
Crystal meth addiction is one of the most difficult addictions to fight in the long-term for women, no matter how effective their experience in crystal meth rehab. The women who indulge in crystal meth often do so in order to lose weight or to keep up with the myriad responsibilities on their plate: work, kids, . . . . Continue Reading