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How are patients with dual diagnosis treated?
Treating patients presenting with dual diagnosis can be challenging. Symptoms of both illnesses may overlap and interact. Establishing a proper treatment plan and priorities is vital to helping these…
Tolerance in Recovery
Recovery treatment equips you with the necessary tools and resources to motivate long-term success with your sobriety. Recovery does not end when treatment ends, as it is a lifelong process of navigat…
Test Your Knowledge: 7 Quiz Questions About Meth and Tweaking
How much do you know about meth? Could you recognize the signs and symptoms of someone on meth? What is tweaking and how does it relate to a meth "high"? Should you confront someone when they are twea…
Letting Go and Letting God
Acceptance is a critical part of the recovery process – accepting what is, letting go of what you cannot control, and letting God, or whoever your Higher Power is, give you the strength and power to c…
Maintaining Your Thought Life in Recovery
Thoughts come and go constantly in our minds. Our thoughts can bring up our moods, but they can also destroy us and our ability to live full lives. We are advised to think pure and lovely thoughts. Ho…
The Power of Anxiety
As you go through life and enter recovery, you want to make sure that you make healthy decisions. You also want to ensure your actions do not produce negative consequences for your social, occupationa…
Practicing Perseverance in Treatment
We, as humans, are fallible and many times unwilling to experience discomfort. When our life does not go our way, wanting to quit or walk away is not uncommon. When we face struggles or are unhappy, w…
The Relevance of Trauma to Addiction
Often, we find that stress leads us to dysfunctional behavior. When we have a history of trauma, our ability to cope is limited. Research has shown that persons with a history of trauma have higher ra…
Rebuilding Bridges: Learning to Trust Each Other Again
Drug and alcohol abuse thrives in secrets, lies, and betrayal. Simply put, relationships don't. And once we have broken the trust of a friend or family member, it takes tremendous effort to put the pi…
Believe You Have a Purpose
Romans is one of those books in the New Testament that reminds us of God's purpose in the world and our own lives. In Romans 8:28, we learn that God promises to make something good out of our storms.…
You Are an Expert on Yourself
Being told how you are feeling or what you are thinking is not uncommon. In fact, your loved ones, doctors, and friends may all, at one point, tell you how you are feeling. They may even tell you why…
The Importance of Self-Forgiveness
Self-forgiveness is one of the most difficult acts of kindness we can do for ourselves. Self-forgiveness is also one of the most important things we can do for ourselves. People who struggle with self…
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