Category: Approaches to Addiction

For many people, dealing with boredom is a passing occurrence. The experience can be tedious and mind numbing, but the feelings tend to pass and resolve themselves naturally. For someone struggling with addiction, dealing with boredom can bring a unique and altogether more problematic set of personal experiences. Having that time to get lost in […]

There is no progress without innovation. While this perspective has driven a number of industrial and professional scenarios, the concept also holds true within the area of addiction recovery. The 12-step approach has dominated the field of substance rehabilitation for decades. However, alternative therapeutic programs and interventions have begun to take root, proving to be […]

Over the last several years, the heroin epidemic has spread like wild fire. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 11.8 million Americans age 12 and older had abused opioids during the previous year. In 2016, it was reported that 626,000 Americans had a heroin use disorder. What’s more alarming, however, is the […]

12-Step Programs Are Not a Good Fit For Everyone Imagine trying to navigate the day in ill-fitting shoes.  No doubt feelings of annoyance and discomfort would accompany every single step, right?  Now imagine how disheartening it would be if you have been led to believe that this is your only option for shoes in which […]

6 Tips to Help Family Members Cope with the Stresses of Addiction The oft-used phrase, that addiction is a family disease, is absolutely true.  Drug and alcohol addictions do not develop in a vacuum.  Addicts are sons and daughters, they are husbands and wives, and they are sisters and brothers.  When a family member is […]