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Dealing with Transfer Addictions
There are many different names for the term transfer addiction. This common occurrence can also be referred to as addiction replacement, cross addiction, or a substitute addiction. No matter what you call them, as someone in recovery, they are something you...
Depression in Early Recovery and When to Seek Help
Experiencing depression in recovery – particularly in early recovery – is extremely common. When someone finally breaks free from his or her addiction and begins living a clean and sober lifestyle, it seems as if everything should appear new, bright, celebratory, and...
How to Find a Date When You Are Clean and Sober
Now that you have been clean and sober for a while, you are feeling strong and confident – and that’s great. You are successfully moving down your own personal path to recovery, and everything seems to be working out just the way you’d hoped and planned. However,...
Best Ways to Travel Sober.
Traveling in recovery can be challenging, but it can also be one of the most rewarding things you will ever do. When you were an active drug or alcohol abuser, there were likely many things keeping you from seeing the rest of your state, your country or the...
Stream of Consciousness Journaling
Journaling in recovery can be great for you! Writing down your thoughts and feelings can help alleviate stress and can teach you a great deal about yourself. Writing daily is an excellent habit to start, and once you get in the swing of it, the benefits are...
How to Detox from Alcohol: Withdrawals, Symptoms and Effects
Alcohol Use Disorder Addiction to alcohol is, in some ways the most insidious addiction we face as a society. That is because the problem is “swept under the rug,” and the legal nature of alcohol allows us to ignore the fact that it is dangerously addictive for so...
How to Detox from Cocaine: Withdrawals, Symptoms and Effects
How to Detox from Cocaine Cocaine abuse is a global issue, and it shows no signs of disappearing any time soon. Recent research from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime revealed worldwide cocaine production reached "absolute record highs" in 2017....
How to Detox from Crack: Withdrawals, Symptoms and Effects
Detoxing from Crack Crack causes physical and psychological dependence that can be difficult to overcome. It often causes an individual to experience withdrawal symptoms when he or she tries to detox and quit, too. The more concentrated version of crack, aka cocaine,...
The Biggest Recovery Challenges That No One Tells You About
Addiction recovery often proves to be a lengthy process. Although an alcohol or drug addict may allocate significant time and energy to prepare for recovery, unforeseen challenges may crop up during this process. If these challenges become too overwhelming, a...
Sober Fan Groups at Concerts
Rock music and drug culture are linked in the minds of many, and now that you are in recovery, you may be thinking that your days of having fun and seeing live music are over. Smaller bands generally perform in bars, and you would like to avoid those. Larger bands...
MusiCares and Addiction Recovery
The MusiCares Foundation was established in 1989 by the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, a group best known for their production and presentation of the Grammy Awards every year. Although MusiCares is not very old, it has changed and improved...