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What Are Opioids? Opioids, sometimes called narcotics, are a type of drug that include prescription medications and the illegal drug heroin. Prescription opioids are typically prescribed to reduce pain after surgery, an injury, or when someone has severe pain from...

Journaling & Addiction Recovery When you are in recovery from a drug or alcohol addiction, journaling is an effective tool that aids the healing process. It helps you express and understand your feelings, thoughts, and emotions. Journaling also provides a way to...

Holistic therapy incorporates elements of both traditional therapy and non-traditional treatments to help the person experience healing on all levels. While conventional therapy focuses primarily on mental and emotional well-being, holistic therapy treats physical,...

When a person goes through treatment for drug or alcohol addiction, they begin rebuilding their lives. They need to focus on themselves as they go through the early part of recovery, making changes and adjustments as necessary. As a result, single people in early...

Journaling in Addiction Recovery When you are recovering from a drug or alcohol addiction, journaling can be a powerful healing tool. Writing in a journal helps you process your feelings and thoughts so that you can become more self-aware and more attuned to how...

Everyone becomes stressed sometimes. Stress is a normal part of life and can be positive in short bursts, such as when it helps a person avoid an accident or meet a deadline. However, too much emotional or mental stress endured for too long a time becomes harmful. And...

Managing Chronic Pain in Recovery Millions of people experience pain every day, whether from chronic conditions, such as backaches, arthritis, or headaches, or temporary conditions, such as accidents, injuries, or surgeries. Physicians often prescribe medications to...

In the world of illicit drugs, “bath salts” have nothing to do epsom salts or with taking a bath. Bath salts are man-made, designer street drugs that are psychoactive stimulants with a high potential for abuse. About Bath Salts According to the Journal of Substance...

Risk Factors Increase the Odds Addiction is a chronic brain disease. It can happen to anyone regardless of social status, background, gender, race, or beliefs. Even so, some specific risk factors increase a person’s chance of developing a substance use disorder. The...