Recovery, Daily Routine, and the Power of Intentionality
Positive, daily routines are vital for recovery from addiction. They substitute drugs with positive actions which empower us to make progress.
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Study Finds Correlation Between Opioid Overdoses and Car Factory Closures
According to a new study, the economic challenges which arise when a car factory closes worsen the increase in fatal Opioid overdoses within five years.
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10 Tips for Getting Off Opioids
Getting off Opioids may seem challenging, but millions of people have done it. Here are some tips to help you get started on the road to recovery.
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The Partner’s Plea
"Why can’t you be more excited for my recovery?" Here's what the partners of recovering partners might think when they hear that question.
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Four Opioid Companies Avoid Federal Trial in Cleveland With $260 Million Settlement
On the morning of the Opioid test trial in Cleveland, four companies reached a settlement with Summit and Cuyahoga counties and withdrew as defendants.
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A Doctor and Nurse in Alaska Face Federal Charges for Overprescribing Opioids
Federal prosecutors have charged Jessica Joyce Spayd and Dr. Lavern R. Davidhizar with overprescribing Opioids and fueling addiction in Alaska.
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The Increasing Frequency of Addiction and Co-Occurring Disorders
Individuals with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders are presenting in increasing numbers in a variety of treatment settings.
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The Brain and Body Connection
The brain and body connection is like in marriage, “in sickness and in health.” The brain doesn’t get sick without involving the body, and vice versa.
Purdue Pharma To Plead Guilty To Opioid Criminal Charges
Purdue Pharma Agrees To Plead Guilty To 3 Opioid Criminal Charges On October 21, 2020, the pharmaceutical company Purdue Pharma agreed to plead guilty to 3 federal criminal charges. According to experts, the company helped drive the Opioid epidemic which led to the death of more than 470,000 people since 2000. The new $8.3 billion … Continued
Police Warn Residents About Fatal Batch of “Gray Death” In Southern Louisiana
Gray Death Strikes A Louisiana Community In early February, the St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office began to warn residents about a dangerous drug that police officers have encountered during several arrests. The substance, “Gray Death,” is so potent that merely touching it can be lethal. While the police in Georgia, Ohio, Alabama, Florida, and Pennsylvania … Continued
Study Finds Heroin Use Has Increased Drastically in America
The Skyrocketing Toll of Heroin Use On February 11, a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) found that the incidence of Heroin use in the United States increased by an average of 7% each year from 2002 to 2016. Then, from 2016 to 2018, the incidence of Heroin use declined … Continued
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Recovery, Daily Routine, and the Power of Intentionality
After Addiction Comes a Vacuum For many of us, the final stages of our addictive behavior found us unable to incorporate any real structure into our daily lives. Very little about our lifestyle and relationships resembled living intentionally or with any real feeling of ownership or empowerment. Substances and compulsive behaviors drove our bus for … Continued
Personal Motivations in Recovery
External and Internal Motivations for Treatment Many people enter treatment for co-occurring disorders with motivations from external pressure. A person might experience pressure to start treatment from the legal system, significant others, family, friends, employers, housing authorities, child protective services, and doctors. In other words, there is usually the handprint on someone’s back pushing a … Continued
Changing Behaviors
Change Is Inevitable, but Positive Behavior Change Takes Work Change is rarely something a person does willingly. It’s human nature that doing things in a certain way becomes comfortable. A person tends to choose familiar over the unfamiliar and the known over the unknown. Even when a person is doing things that aren’t healthy, those … Continued
