top recovery definitions

Top 10 recovery definitions you should know

Addiction and recovery definitions are constantly evolving with new recovery research and an ongoing effort to normalize a disease that has been stigmatized and punished worldwide instead of treated. In fact,  Substance Use Disorder (the new term for addiction) is the only chronic, progressive and

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Teen bullying

Teen Bullying Affects Impressionable Brains

Teen bullying results in more than psychological effects Research now shows that there may be physical structural differences in the brains of adolescents who are regularly victimized, and this could increase the chance that they suffer from mental illness. This is the conclusion of a study

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Student with marijuana cigarette

Youth and Marijuana Addiction: Does Age Matter?

You may not believe that marijuana is addictive, but it is especially for our youth and therefore, very important for you to know more about. Statistics from research reveal that about 9% of all users become dependent on marijuana. This number increases among youth weed

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Sober Quote: Empowering Words

Why are these such empowering words? “I don’t drink.” Empowering words, like these, grow on you. Can you say something that used to cause you discomfort? There are many empowering words that show your pride about things that may once have bothered you. Here’s an

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Building a harmonious family

Family Quote: Building A Harmonious Family

Building a harmonious family may be a new idea to people who have grown up with substance-using parents or siblings or grandparents. As Tolstoy once said, “Happy families are all alike, but every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” If you come from an unhappy family, you

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Procrastination and anxiety go hand in hand

Anxiety And Procrastination Go Hand-in-Hand

Sometimes, procrastination can feel okay – right? There are a ton of things left on that to-do list, but you’re just so comfortable on the couch, under the blankets, in your PJs – besides, you’ve got plenty of time. Until you don’t. We know it

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co-occuring disorder

When Addiction Is A Co-Occurring Disorder

Approximately 8.1 million adults in the U.S. have a co-occurring disorder of addiction and mental illness. Furthermore, individuals with an addiction are twice as likely to suffer from a mood or anxiety disorder, antisocial personality disorder or conduct disorder compared to the general population. 

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Emotional triggers

How Pain Triggers Addiction

Did you know that pain triggers addiction of many kinds Research is now showing that pain triggers addiction, but there’s more than one kind of pain, and more than one kind of addiction. That means you may be at risk in more than one way.

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