Addiction Recovery Articles

Dealing with addiction can get deceptive and become a source of continuous turmoil for you or your loved ones. Navigating addiction can also present crippling obstacles for your family as they learn how to abandon co-dependent tendencies and develop boundaries. To help improve recovery, it's imperative to make and commit to a coping plan. 

A recent study by the National Institutes of Health determined that people with substance use disorders are more likely to develop COVID-19 and experience more severe symptoms. Alcohol abuse causes inflammation in the body, weakens the immune system, and puts the body at risk for bacterial and viral infections. In addition, excessive alcohol consumption can damage tissue in the lungs and cause acute respiratory distress system, putting people with Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) who contract COVID at a greater risk of mortality.

The road to recovery doesn’t end after completing a recovery program. Depending on the severity of someone’s addiction, a person in recovery may continue to struggle with alcohol use disorder for the rest of their life. When cravings hit, there are several ways to combat these urges so they do not interfere with the lifelong recovery process.

While Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) is treatable, recovery is often a difficult journey. For many, relapse is a common occurrence in the alcohol recovery process.

When an individual receives the initial diagnosis of cancer, they continue seeing their doctor for visits even after treatment has been completed. The chronic disease of alcohol addiction should be treated in a similar fashion. The disease of alcoholism encompasses all the signs and symptoms of alcohol abuse.

During the initial onset of shelter-in-place orders, many of us were forced to make drastic changes to our daily routines. Activities we once participated in and how we interacted with those in our community transitioned from in-person interactions and group activities to video-based communication systems, like Zoom and FaceTime. While we were able to adapt to COVID-19 regulations, many interruptions created a fracture in the entities that best support early recovery for those struggling with Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD).

What is Binge Drinking? This is kind of a tough one, as the answer is yes and no. To fully explore this topic, we need to have a confirmed definition of what binge drinking is. Luckily, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism provides us with one.

With each New Year comes an abundance of opportunities, and many people consider January 1st to be a clean slate. For those struggling with Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD), treating the New Year as a fresh start can be a life-changing step in their journey toward alcohol recovery. While it’s possible to begin anew any day of the year, this is the perfect time to establish specific goals, resolutions, and intentions for the future.

Do you suffer from alcohol abuse? As helpless and scary as this abuse or addiction can be, know you’re not alone. The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism reports a staggering 15.1 million Americansages 18 and older suffer from alcohol use disorder (AUD), or the uncontrollable, preoccupied use of alcohol.

First-time parents have often cited the drive home from the hospital as the most nerve-wracking part of the entire journey. Whether it’s their first time or one of many, the feeling for individuals emerging from treatment can be described similarly as they leave the care of medical professionals with their most precious cargo in tow.