Learning About Money And a Sober Lifestyle
Drug rehab is a time for learning. Not only do you learn about living without the direct influence of drugs and alcohol, but you also learn how to manage your responsibilities with good life skills. One of those important skills is money management. We’ll look at a few key aspects of a sober lifestyle and good money habits.
Three Things About Addiction That Feed Your Depression
A person who develops a drug addiction has some form of black-and-white thinking. If things don’t go certain way, disappointment comes along quickly. Life is either great or terrible. This perfectionism and all or nothing attitude makes everyday life seem disheartening. Or, life is so bad that even a few good things here and there are discounted. When drinking and drug use take you in the complete opposite direction, you have finally lost the middle ground.
Romantic Relationship After Drug Rehab
Life is finally going in a good direction after drug rehab. You’ve been through a lot, and you have so much in common with your new boyfriend. You’re falling head over heels and can hardly think of much else. Sounds like good news, right? Wrong, if you are serious about your drug addiction recovery. Unfortunately, starting a romance when you are newly sober could be a costly mistake.
New Year Time For Drug Rehab
This is the time of year many people start drug or alcohol rehab. For some, it may be the letdown of the holidays that prompts them. For others, it may be a New Year’s resolution. Or, maybe a loved one they haven’t seen in a while has prompted them. Whatever the reason, the New Year is a great time to start drug or alcoholrehab.
Managing Bipolar Disorder Without Abusing Drugs
Drug or alcohol addiction is a common partner with bipolar disorder. The mood swings are horrendous, and drugs or alcohol can temporarily bring things back to the middle. But it doesn’t take long before drugs and alcohol can turn a person. A person just trying to survive with their bipolar disorder can end up needing drug treatment.
How Drug Addiction and Alcoholism Affect Your Finances
If there’s one thing addicts go through more quickly than drugs and alcohol, it’s money. Financial problems are almost inevitable when a person develops a drug or alcohol addiction. If you are in addiction recovery, you need to learn how to manage your money as well of your sobriety.
Drug Rehab and EAP Programs
You have been struggling with alcohol, but you aren’t ready to say anything to your boss. You know, your boss’s understanding, but this? You are a single mom, you can’t get fired. Not in an economy like this. How do you get out of this trap? You may have more hope than you might think. Many workplaces give employees access to an employee assistance program, otherwise known as an EAP. Read on to find out more about how any EAP program can help you get the alcohol rehab you need.
Young Women Drugs and Alcohol
Young girls in middle school and high school, young women in college, young women just beginning their career — this is the group of women most at risk for developing drug and alcohol problems. They are at so much risk and yet many young women abuse and become addicted to drugs and alcohol every day. Read on to learn important information about young women, drugs, and alcohol.
Drug Addiction And Your Employees
You’re the boss at a small business and you think you’ve hired some pretty good people. You know Michelle has gone through a few rough things recently – divorce, losing her mother to cancer. But she’s always come to work, done her job, and been a good influence on others. You’ve noticed some odd things . . . . Continue Reading
Women Facing Alcohol Rehab
You have considered yourself a strong woman for a long time. You’ve toughed it out through some bad family times, a difficult marriage, and plenty of money problems. You started drinking in the evening just to take the edge off the stress, and now look at you. Your parents won’t let you come over. Your . . . . Continue Reading