Our team of medical experts, advocates and recovering addicts are committed to helping you find the right recovery plan to rebuild your life. Learn More AboutUs Drug Addiction Read about different types of drug addiction, how these substances affect the body, and what you can do for yourself o...
Our team of medical experts, advocates and recovering addicts are committed to helping you find the right recovery plan to rebuild your life. Learn More AboutUs Drug Addiction Read about different types of drug addiction, how these substances affect the body, and what you can do for yourself o...
Substance abuse is often due to mental anguish and inner turmoil, so one of the best things you can do is to listen.Feelingsof guilt, low self-worth and sadness often plague recovering addicts, so let them know you’re there if they want to talk and share their feelings with a trusted ...
Everything Changes: Help for Families of Newly Recovering Addicts [Paperback]High dosemoderate dosemethadoneoutcomeThe article reviews the book "Everything Changes: Help for Families of Newly Recovering Addicts," by Beverly Conyers.doi:10.1080/10550880903183042Beverly ConyersPrevention Researcher...
The program began after Courtney Nunnally, a recovering addict who founded a nonprofit organization to help get people into treatment, partnered with the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District of Virginia. For its first year, the project received a $302,000 federal grant to hire...
Grant would help recovering addicts
recovering addicts to learn how recovery impacted their relationships. There might be hope here– the survey found that recovery’s transition links to more social connection and new social identity. If that finding is widespread to all recoveries, that could be an opening for you in your l...
As a result, addiction treatment isn’t always guaranteed or available for inmates who need help recovering from drug use disorders.What else can be done to improve recovery outcomes and reduce drug-related incarceration rates in the U.S.? First, those in police custody should be screened for...
by (Medical Xpress) -- A drug shown to help break alcohol addiction can also help recovering methamphetamine addicts stay clean, a study led by University of Virginia School of Medicine researcher Dr. Bankole A. Johnson has found. Therandomized trial, conducted at U.Va. and seven other sites...
addictions, as it teaches relapse prevention skills and how to change habits, as well as identifying the underlying cause of addiction. Additionally,support groupsand12-step programs, like Gamblers Anonymous, are helpful as they offer judgment-free support for fellow recovering gambling addicts. ...