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To really understand the value of recovery coaching, we need to understand peer recovery coaching. Recovery coaching is strengths-based support for people with addictions—alcohol, other drugs, codependency, or other addictive behaviors. It’s action-driven with an emphasis on improving present life and reaching goals for the future. Recovery coaches can help clients find resources for harm…
Addiction is a disease that is handled differently from person to person, and the same goes with finding the right education plan for students who are returning from treatment. Whether it’s high school or college, returning to school after addiction treatment poses challenges for both individuals and families. Even though parents may want their child…
What is an intervention to you? Perhaps you’ve been to one. Perhaps you know someone who went through one or took part in one. Or maybe you’ve seen one on a television show or in a movie. No matter what your definition is, many people envision an intervention as a moment of an ultimatum, where…
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration on Aging (AOA), by the year 2030, nearly 1 in 5 U.S. residents will be 65 or older.[1. “A Profile of Older Americans: 2011” U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration on Aging] As the “baby boomer” generation ages, the abuse of alcohol…
Compared to the dangers of drug and alcohol abuse, the term “video game addiction” may sound a little overdramatic. How can a game set in a fictional reality lead to the same harmful effects as an illicit substance? And, even though video games are well-known for their unhealthy lack of exercise, is gaming so bad…
Addiction is regarded as cunning, baffling, and powerful. Anyone who has loved an addict or has been in the grips of addiction themselves would agree. One of the most devastating addictions, addiction to opioids, is on the rise, and the statistics are alarming. Overdose rates and deaths have been on the rise and are the…
The sci-fi writer Vera Nazarian once said, “Whenever you read a good book, somewhere in the world a door opens to allow in more light.” March is National Reading Month, so it’s the perfect time to stop at a bookstore or library. Truly great literature creates a discussion on important issues in society, shedding new…
Most people remember the names of multiple celebrities who have died from an overdose. Their stories, often unexpected and always tragic, are plastered all over the nightly news and magazine covers. For weeks, commentators and journalists question how someone so talented could meet such a tragic end. However, for every tragedy, there are many Hollywood…
When was the last time you Googled something and the answer you read turned out to be completely false? We’ve all been there. Sometimes a Google search yields some pretty inaccurate results, and unfortunately, those results can really cause damage. The stigma around many addiction myths continues to be potent and can truly prevent someone from…