One aspect of addiction treatment most people are familiar with is group therapy. Every film or TV show about addiction and recovery will have a scene where a character either goes to a 12-Step meeting and shares or participates in a group therapy session in rehab. For many people considering treatment, this might seem a […]
Opioids and prescriptions are taking over the streets and suburbs. Prescription pill dependency is at an all-time high everywhere, with suburban areas being hit hardest in recent years. Opioid overdoses are also increasing, with a high rate of deaths amongst young adults and women. These demographics were less prevalent in the past years, concerning overdoses. […]
If you look at most approaches to addiction treatment, from AA to residential programs, you’ll notice that social connection plays a big role–perhaps the most important role. While treatment programs typically include individual therapy and lifestyle changes, they also focus heavily on group therapy, family therapy, and group bonding activities. This isn’t to promote a […]
One thing you’ll notice in pretty much any addiction treatment program is that structure and routine are important. Part of this is just practical; afterall, you can’t just have people showing up for group therapy and other activities whenever they feel like it, or nothing would get done. However, structure also plays an important part […]
A lot of people assume that completing an addiction treatment program is all they really need to do in order to recover. Unfortunately, treatment isn’t like taking your car to the shop. Treatment gives you a great start in recovery. It gets you away from bad influences and bad situations, helps you detox safely, gets […]
This article discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is at risk of suicide please call the US National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255, textHOME to 741741, or go to SpeakingOfSuicide.com/resources for additional resources. Many American men have a friendship problem. In a 2021 Saturday Night Live sketch called “Man Park,” a young man […]
One stereotype about addiction that may actually have some truth to it is that people in recovery smoke and drink a lot of coffee. A study of nearly 300 AA members in Nashville found that nearly 57 percent smoked cigarettes, compared to just 14 percent of Americans overall, and nearly 89 percent drank coffee, compared […]
People struggling with a substance use disorder (SUD) or behavioral addiction often report feeling lost or devoid of purpose. This is very similar to the way some people describe how they feel when they have lost connection with their spirituality. This kind of spirituality is not about a catalog of commandments but a sense of […]
Gun violence, political unrest, climate change, the affordability of healthcare, the global COVID pandemic, and its repercussions, racism, terrorism, and the cost of living—Americans are deeply concerned about many things these days. And the onslaught of problematic issues seems to have impacted the nation’s mental health. “Our country faces an unprecedented mental health crisis among […]
Ask any gardener why he or she enjoys working in the soil, and you will get a multitude of answers: it’s satisfying to see plants grow under your care, it feels good to be outside, it’s exercise, the fruits taste better when they are home grown, it’s a money saver at the market, it has […]
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