People in early sobriety face a lot of challenges, one of which can be loneliness and isolation. If you distanced yourself from old friends because they still drink and party, you’re probably missing a lot of the social interaction you once had. Sober friends...
Addiction is not a mental or behavioral disorder but a chronic medical disease. Like hypertension or diabetes, drug and alcohol addiction must be continuously treated with lifestyle changes, medication, and counseling to help manage stress and cravings. What makes...
After completing a rehabilitation program, you’ll find yourself returning to your regular life and routine, including work. Returning to work after rehab can feel overwhelming. After all, at some point, work is stressful for almost everyone. The best thing you...
Addiction is defined as a chronic medical condition that involves complex interactions between brain circuits, the environment, genetics and a person’s life experiences according to the American Society of Addiction Medicine. Addiction doesn’t discriminate...
We talked about how family and friends can enable an addict to keep using and gave examples of enabling behaviors in Part One of our two-part series about explaining enabling. Now, we’re talking about how you can stop enabling behavior, establish boundaries for...
Family members of people seeking help for drug or alcohol addiction may be surprised to learn that their actions could be facilitating their loved one’s drug use or drinking – or that they may help create conditions that could lead to a relapse for their loved...
