Addiction & Recovery Articles
from Cornerstone of Recovery
At Cornerstone of Recovery, we believe that there is more to treatment than helping people recover from drug and alcohol addiction. The goal of our addiction recovery articles is to bring awareness to families and our communities, help people recognize the signs of addiction early, understand the treatment options, and, most importantly, be inspired by stories that show that life in recovery is possible.
|
Understanding Schema Therapy in AddictionAddiction is a complex and challenging issue that affects millions of people worldwide. It can take many forms, such as substance abuse or addictive behaviors, and often has deep-rooted psychological causes. |
Eleven signs you may be an alcoholic or have a drinking problem
A good rule of thumb to keep in mind when it comes to determining whether an individual has a drinking problem: Those...
As deaths due to drugs, alcohol and suicide rise, TSPN prepares for much-needed new prevention funding
It’s a correlation long recognized by professionals in the suicide prevention and addiction treatment fields, but now...
What does it mean to be a functioning alcoholic?
There are 11 criteria to gauge the severity of Alcohol Use Disorder in the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and...
What are the signs that someone may be an alcoholic?
If you spend any amount of time in social situations where alcohol is involved, you’ve probably run across that one...
What are the signs of alcoholism?
How much is too much? When does drinking cross the line from social lubricant to problematic intoxicant? Those who...
SPONSORSHIP IN RECOVERY: Where it comes from, how it works in N.A. and A.A. and how to make the most of it
Addicts and alcoholics usually come through the doors of facilities like Cornerstone of Recovery certain of one thing...
SONGS OF HOPE AND HEALING: A Spotify playlist compiled by Cornerstone of Recovery staff members
The legendary folk artist Pete Seeger once said of music, “This machine surrounds hate and forces it to surrender,”...
Anti-diarrheal drug loperamide, a.k.a. Imodium, provides a novel — and deadly — way to get high
For the intestinally afflicted, loperamide — Imodium, as it’s more commonly known — is a godsend. While diarrhea is...
Cornerstone of Recovery lends expertise to East Tennessee addiction seminar
Cornerstone of Recovery will be well represented on Friday, Jan. 11, at an addiction summit to be held in Maryville,...
For addicts and alcoholics, New Year’s resolutions are easy to make but difficult to keep
About this time every year, panic starts to set in for those who have a problem with alcohol and drugs. The problem...
FENTANYL: The history and contemporary challenges of the deadliest drug in America
In the latest edition of its National Vital Statistics Report, released this month, the Center for Disease Control and...
Marijuana legalization: Stronger weed raises addiction issues, expert says
When it comes to weed, we’re in uncharted territory. Ben Cort knows a lot about marijuana — or, more specifically, THC...