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Are You an Alcoholic?
Are you an alcoholic? For some, this question is easily answered. Though, for many others, it can be nearly impossible. The reason that it can be difficult to identify whether or not you have Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) – known as alcoholism – is because alcohol use is very common.
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Depression In Early Recovery
As you begin your journey in recovery, you may find yourself feeling down from time to time. Everyone is bound to have the occasional rough day, week, or even a season of life. Sudden life changes can cause major mental and emotional stress, and recovery certainly fits that description.
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Myths About Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT)
At Harmony Recovery Group, we offer Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) plans that help patients to manage opiate cravings in the long-term and help them build a new life in sobriety.
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Emotional Sobriety
The term “Emotional Sobriety” refers to managing difficult feelings. It is commonly used in addiction recovery. It is different from physical sobriety. Physical sobriety refers to not using alcohol or other drugs.
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Trauma Theory and The Addicted Mind
Trauma therapy examines causes of addiction. Addiction can have different elements. Things that occur alongside it. Like mental illness. Researchers call this comorbidity. Memories of trauma can also occur comorbidly with SUDs.
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Addiction vs Habit: What’s the Difference?
Addiction vs. habit. Believe it or not, they are something like cousins. A lot in common, but with one key caveat.
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Is it OK to use CBD in Recovery?
CBD is short for cannabidiol. It is made directly from the hemp plant. Cannabidiol is the second most common ingredient in marijuana. According to the World Health Organization, consuming
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What to Look for When Seeking Addiction Treatment
You took the first step. Then another, and another. A single choice led to more. Which gave way to a pattern. Then, before you knew it, you were well on your way.
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What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) has become one of the most popular forms of mental health treatment in recent years. This is because CBT is based around empirical evidence, making it an evidence-based treatment (EBT). It works across a wide range of mental health issues, but is most effective at treating:
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Benefits of a Sober Living Environment
As humans, we make choices. Our brains change with our choices. Personal experiences also alter how our brains work. Life teaches our brains how to function. Our senses, what we eat, how we sleep, what we learn from our parents.
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What is EMDR Therapy? Can it Help My Recovery?
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a therapeutic practice for treating past trauma. It uses movement of the eyes to stimulate the brain in a way that assists in processing difficult emotions.
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How to Help Someone Struggling with Addiction
Have you ever loved an addict? Maybe an intimate partner or spouse? A sibling? What about a parent or a child? You may remember how happy they used to be. How they could light up a room just by walking into it.
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Can Someone Suffering From Addiction Be Cured?
Can someone suffering from addiction be cured? If you or someone you love is currently struggling with a substance abuse disorder, this is probably a question you’ve wondered about for a long time. If so, you’re certainly not alone. In the following sections, we’ll have a look at this rather thorny question.
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Why is Fentanyl So Dangerous?
Fentanyl belongs to a class of drugs called opioids. Like other opioids, it has a legitimate medical use: easing pain. Opioids work by changing how the body responds to and deals with, pain.
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How Long is Drug Rehab?
The decision to go to rehab is not always easy but recovery is its own reward. If you find yourself reading these words, chances are you are at least considering treatment for yourself or someone you care about.
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What Does Evidence Based Treatment Mean?
Evidence-based treatment is not limited only to the drug and alcohol rehabilitation sphere, but we will focus there. To understand how drug and alcohol treatment became what it is today, it’s helpful to know where it has been.
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Can Heroin Withdrawal be Fatal?
Any person who has been addicted to opioids for a while is well-acquainted with the fear of withdrawal symptoms. Nearly everyone knows that heroin use is inherently dangerous
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How is Heroin Addiction Treated?
It’s no secret that heroin addiction has reached epidemic proportions in the United States over the last couple of decades. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) found heroin overdose deaths increased by almost 50% since 2010.
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What Is Opioid Withdrawal Like – What to Expect
Ask anyone who’s ever gone through it and they’ll tell you– opioid withdrawal is an agony like no other. In fact, it wouldn’t be much of a stretch to say that opioid withdrawal is one of the most distressing conditions a human being can experience.
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What Alcoholism Does to Relationships
Let’s get straight to the point here– alcohol use disorder is a disease that eventually has a negative impact on every life it happens to touch. In other words, it’s virtually impossible for an active alcoholic to maintain healthy and mutually beneficial relationships.
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Top 5 Tools for Addiction Recovery
Recovering from drug or alcohol addiction requires commitment and dedication. Fortunately, recovery is a well-traveled path. Millions of people have overcome addiction and built successful lives free of drugs and alcohol.
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