Category: addiction recovery

The Importance of Relapse Prevention Therapy

Relapse prevention therapy is treatment designed to identify the reasons, behaviors, and outcomes of relapse in a person during the aftercare stage of addiction treatment. Being able to understand and prepare for relapse is imperative to addiction recovery. Relapse prevention therapy armors newly sober individuals with the self-confidence and knowledge they need to live out […]

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5 Questions to Ask Before You Start Dating a Recovering Addict

Are you falling for a recovering addict? If so, it's okay to feel hesitant about committing at first. Addiction has many negative stereotypes that our culture pushes on us at every turn. But it's important to educate yourself about the truth behind addiction and what it really means to be with a recovering addict. Although dating someone in [...]
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Experimental Prison in NJ Acts More Like Rehab Center than Jail

It seems as though the government is starting to take notice that time spent in prison or jail should be used to rehabilitate the offender rather than being seen totally as a punishment. Though there are many forms of rehabilitating people, addiction treatment is New Jersey’s current focus – at least as far as the […]

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12 Step Checklist: Looking for a Sponsor

Whether you are in recovery from alcohol or another drug addiction, it’s recommended that those in recovery keep up with their sobriety by remaining involved with 12 step programs. Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous are similar in many ways. One way is the recommendation that new participants choose a sponsor. The point of a sponsor […]

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Acceptance in Recovery: Learning Why Change is Important

Arguably, one of the most challenging aspects of addiction recovery is the immense lifestyle changes an individual must attain to reap the rewards of sobriety. Change is never easy because it seems to never come when we are prepared. But change for recovering individuals may be even more difficult because they are aware that these […]

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