by bradford | Jan 22, 2020 | Recovery, Family Support
For loved ones of addicts and alcoholics, the chaos of addiction and alcoholism is sometimes replaced by the uncertainty of sobriety, and that’s where Al-Anon can help. Yes, their spouses, sons, daughters or parents have gotten help for their affliction. They may have...
by bradford | Jan 30, 2020 | Recovery
Dealing with illness while in recovery from addiction is no picnic, especially for newly sober individuals whose memories of using and drinking to numb and escape are still vivid. In fact, the onset of cold- and flu-like symptoms is enough to trigger flashbacks to...
by bradford | Mar 6, 2020 | Addiction, Recovery, Family Support
In determining the signs someone is addicted to fentanyl, it’s best to start from ground zero: What exactly is this drug that gets so much media attention, and why in the world would anyone who has a problem with drugs actively pursue the use of a substance that’s so...
by bradford | Apr 4, 2020 | Hope Dealers, Recovery
Relapse prevention tips during the coronavirus are more important than ever for members of the addiction recovery community, according to experts in the treatment field. Because of COVID-19, thousands of recovery meetings around the world have been impacted. And while...
by bradford | Apr 20, 2020 | Drug Addiction Treatment 101, Recovery 101 Living Sober, Addiction, Recovery
April is Alcohol Awareness Month, which makes it as good a time as any to take a sobering look (pun definitely intended) at the problems associated with booze and what can be done about them. It’s important to point out, as the National Institute on Alcoholism...
by bradford | Jun 2, 2020 | Recovery
One of the beautiful things about the recovery process is how, when we emerge from the fog of addiction and alcoholism, we begin to understand that we have something to offer the world around us, and we start to ask the question: What can I do to help? In times of...
