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.
In the latest edition of its National Vital Statistics Report, released this month, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention identified the specific drugs most frequently associated with overdose deaths in the United States from 2011-2016. Oxycodone ranked first in...
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Bill Hood and Polly Bales are gone now, but their presence still linger on the campus of Cornerstone of Recovery. Their portraits watch over the boardroom down at Stepping Stone to Recovery, Cornerstone’s sister site that now occupies the building...
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At the end of their shift, Chris Akins and his Unidine team get to sit and enjoy the fruits of their labor. By that point, the dining hall at Cornerstone of Recovery is in need of reassembly; marshaling the resources...
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By Michael Wildsmith, MBA, CHCO, HIPAA Privacy and Security Officer at Cornerstone of Recovery Making the decision to seek help for addiction treatment is a tough choice, and we recognize that at Cornerstone of Recovery. It is difficult to ask for help...
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Ah, the holidays. For many of us, the expectations we have in our heads are lifted from iconic movies that paint bucolic pictures of snow-covered lanes, gaily decorated trees around which smiling families gather and solemn hearts lifting up the...
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It was a luncheon unlike any other. On Tuesday, Dec. 4, representatives of the East Tennessee recovery community gathered at The Foundry near downtown Knoxville to celebrate the presentation of the Metro Drug Coalition Community Champion Awards. Six individuals were...
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To paraphrase a famous line from “Forrest Gump”: CBD is like a box of chocolates … you never know what you’re gonna get. CBD products — cannabidiol, one of two primary components found in marijuana plants that doesn’t have the...
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It’s autumn in the East Tennessee foothills, and the turning leaves in the high country are beginning their slow crawl down the slopes of the Great Smoky Mountains toward RT Lodge. The bucolic retreat, located in Maryville, Tenn., is a...
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On the surface, the word “insurance” doesn’t require a whole lot of research. It is, after all, something in which every American invests, whether the policies purchased cover homes, automobiles, boats or lives. The first insurance policies date back to...
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