Jan 23, 2020
Healthy Habits: National Nutrition Month
Easter holidays are just around the corner, and that means chocolate, caramel and all kinds of other sweets will be sneaking their way into our…
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Jan 23, 2020
The Science of Recovery: Understanding Opiates & Opioid…
Understanding opiates requires understanding their history. For more than 5,000 years, people have cultivated the poppy and prized it for its ability to numb pain.…
Jan 23, 2020
Knowing Which Foods Are Good For Your Mood
Did you know that certain foods actually have an effect on your positivity and happiness? Studies in dietary health suggest that some foods can help…
Jan 23, 2020
What Does it Mean to Be a Treatment Advisor?
One of the first people with whom new patients speak will often be one of our Treatment Advisors. To be a treatment Advocate you must…
Jan 22, 2020
How to Identify Substance Abuse Triggers and Cope with Cravi…
Cravings for our favorite things are common and one of the many things that makes us human. But if you’re someone in recovery from a…
Jan 22, 2020
Why You Should Think of Addiction as a Disease
Should you think of addiction as a disease? What is drug addiction? The National Institute on Drug Abuse defines it. It is a chronic, relapsing…
Jan 22, 2020
The Million-Person Challenge
More People Need Substance Abuse Rehab Than You May RealizeLet’s face it, we’ve all read and seen things on social media that would make etiquette…
Jan 22, 2020
Hey Mom, Did You Smoke Pot?
Our Addiction Recovery Centers CCO Has Some AdviceThere may come a time when your teenagers become curious about your current or former use of drugs.…
Jan 22, 2020
It’s Never Too Late to Quit
A Few Words from our Treatment Centers on quitting drugs and alcoholToday is the day. You said it before but this time you really meant…
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