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Opioid Addiction: From Rock Bottom to Healthy Recovery
When you’re caught up in the turmoil and chaos of opioid addiction, it can be really hard to imagine a life in recovery. Hope almost feels dangerous. How can you possibly live and be happy without this thing which has become so essential? Opioid addiction can feel like a prison of sorts. When you’re addicted …
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How To Talk To Your Spouse About Alcoholism
If you’re married to someone struggling with alcoholism, it can be hard to know how to talk to them about it.
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Ways to Relieve Stress Without Alcohol Or Drugs
We all know the feeling: You’re stressed out and you want to find relief. For some, alcohol or drugs might be the go-to solution. But alcohol and drugs only provide temporary relief, and this relief is false relief. The stress just comes back that much harder, especially when bringing addiction into the mix. There are …
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Opioid Addiction In College Students
Opioid addiction is on the rise in college campuses across the country. According to a recent study, it affects 1 in 10 college students and has been linked to everything from academic struggles to mental health issues. Opioid use is one of the biggest dangers in drugs facing the United States today, and college students …
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Why Are The Holidays So Hard?
Manage Stress And Depression During The Holidays The holidays are a time for family, friends, and celebrating. But for many people, the holidays are also a time of stress, anxiety, and even depression. If you’re struggling to get through the holiday season, you’re not alone. Many people with mental health issues or addiction dread the …
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9 Facts About Substance Use Disorders (SUD) In The United States
Substance abuse in the United States has been widespread for hundreds of years, and it has been a public health issue for many decades as more and more Americans struggle with the disease of addiction
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How to Stay Sober During The Holidays
The holidays can be difficult under the best circumstances, but for those who suffer from alcoholism or drug addiction, they can be especially difficult. Because of unusual stressors that come around once a year, addicts and alcoholics can be especially tempted to relapse during this time. Holidays Create Trigger Relapse For Addicts and Alcoholics The …
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Signs Of Addiction
Drug and alcohol addiction are serious illnesses. As much as addicts try to, they cannot hide the signs of addiction forever. The signs and symptoms begin popping up everywhere, and if you know what to look for they can be easy to spot. One of the most pernicious aspects of drug and alcohol addiction are …
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What Happens After Rehab?
Addiction is a lifelong disease. However, it is a disease that can be managed over time with appropriate vigilance and support. This is why you will often hear alcoholics in recovery say things like, “I’m a sober alcoholic.” The disease never goes away, but the effects can be effectively managed. What Happens After Someone Finishes …
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Substance Abuse Prevention Strategies
Substance abuse generally causes a range of health issues including a higher risk of developing an addiction. Research shows that using drugs long-term can cause cancer, lung disease, HIV/AIDS, mental health problems, stroke, heart attack, psychosis, risk of overdose and even death. The good news is that substance abuse prevention strategies are available. Discussing Substance …
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What is Trauma Resolution Therapy?
Here at Better Tomorrow Recovery Center, we want to welcome anyone who needs mental health and addiction treatment. Our team is trained, experienced and ready to help people overcome anxiety, depression, PTSD, other trauma-related issues, addictions and various other mental health conditions. Today, we want to focus on trauma resolution therapy and how it can …
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National Substance Abuse Prevention Month – Stop Addiction Before it Starts
Are you are a parent who worries about your child getting into bad situations? Maybe, you are concerned that they will develop an addiction, get in with the bad crowd, drink and drive or get into other types of trouble with drugs and/or alcohol. These are all normal concerns for parents. The good news is …
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What Causes Codependency?
Similar to many other psychological traits, both negative and positive, codependency often is rooted from childhood experiences. Children form the basis for their relationships on what they learn due to watching others in their family interact and how others interact with them. Codependency typically comes about when someone has parents that are either not protective …
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Alcohol Detox at Home
It is very dangerous to go through alcohol detox at home, especially if you are by yourself without anyone who is trained in the medical field. With this being said, we don’t want to scare you away from getting sober and into recovery. We just want to make sure everyone knows that there could be …
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Tips to Stay Sober All Year Long
Whether you are in early recovery or you have been in recovery for a long time, there are challenges that may come up. The good news is there are tips that you can use to stay sober all year long. Not in recovery yet? Here at Better Tomorrow, we can help you to get the …
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Meth Withdrawal Symptoms
Methamphetamine, or meth, abuse is a large problem throughout the United States of America. Part of the reason for this is because the drug is so potent, people can become dependent on it after only one use. In addition, a lot of people who use meth recreationally will have a “crash” when they quit using …
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Why is Cocaine so Addictive
Cocaine is a dangerous, potent stimulant drug. Those who use this drug will experience a variety of side effects in addition to a strong ‘high’, which is what leads most people to keep abusing cocaine even after only using it once. Here today, our Better Tomorrow team wants to talk to you about why cocaine …
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Alcohol and Depression
Alcoholism and depression are 2 health conditions that do occur together often. In addition, one of these conditions can worsen the other. If someone is stuck in a depressive episode and consumes alcohol
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How Long Does it Take to Detox from Alcohol
When someone is dependent upon alcohol, quitting drinking can be tough. Detoxing from alcohol happens when someone stops consuming alcohol and the substance starts leaving their system.
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I Drink Every Night, Am I an Alcoholic?
Sitting down and having an alcoholic beverage or going out partying every night may be one of the signs of alcoholism.
