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What is addiction counseling?
Odds are, you didn’t set out to become addicted to opioids, but it happens. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, in 2017, there were an estimated 1.7 million people with opioid related substance abuse problems, with 47,000 deaths resulting from opioid overdose. So, while recovery from addiction may feel like a long, lonely path to travel, you are far from alone...
What is Addiction Counseling?
Addiction counseling can seem like an intimidating thing to do. Many people struggle with this part of recovery, but addiction counselors are here to help in a non-judgmental, positive way.
How to Tell Family and Friends That You Have an Opioid Addiction
Dealing with an addiction to opioids is a struggle within itself! Here are a few tips you can use to share your opioid addiction story with your family and friends.
Opioid Addiction and Marriage
Substance Abuse can create hurdles in a marriage, but repairing a marriage from an opioid addiction is possible with a plan and support from opiate addiction treatment centers.
8 Tips for Better Sleep During Addiction Recovery
Opiate addiction doesn’t just hurt individuals. It hurts friends, families, and communities. The way people speak to those struggling with addiction (including how people with opiate addiction disorder speak about...
5 Things to Never Say to Someone with a Drug Addiction
Opiate addiction doesn’t just hurt individuals. It hurts friends, families, and communities. The way people speak to those struggling with addiction (including how people with opiate addiction disorder speak about...
Staying Fit & Active in Addiction Recovery
When you exercise, your brain secretes hormones that make you feel good. To put it into perspective, whether it be heroin or pain pills, opioids caused the same “feel good”...
Best Foods to Eat in Addiction Recovery
While the food you eat may not have the immediate impact that drugs or alcohol do, they can certainly negatively impact your long-term well-being. Making the best choices to improve...
Kratom and Why It Isn’t Approved by the FDA
There are many modes of opioid addiction treatment that have been quite successful in treating the epidemic in America. But the herb kratom isn’t on this list. Knowing what it...
The Opioid Epidemic: Too Close to Home
Many Americans struggle to truly acknowledge a problem until it’s at our door step. While the opioid epidemic affects millions of people from all walks of life, it doesn’t hit...
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