Defining Some Recovery Terms – Part Four

Defining Some Recovery Terms – Part Four

This blog post is the fourth in our four-part series focused on defining some of the jargon you may encounter as you seek out treatment for a substance use disorder and your recovery journey gets underway.  We encourage you to read previous entries in which we define:...
Defining Some Recovery Terms – Part Three

Defining Some Recovery Terms – Part Three

This blog entry is the third in a series devoted to defining some of the terms and ideas that get tossed around in conversations about substance use disorders, their treatment, and the recovery journey. Almost every community has its own specialized jargon that only...
Defining Some Recovery Terms – Part Two

Defining Some Recovery Terms – Part Two

In a recent blog post, we defined a couple of ideas—“dry drunk” and “high-functioning alcoholic”—that sometimes pop up in conversations about substance use disorders, their treatment, and recovery. Our goal was to clarify some of the shorthand jargon people use from...
Defining Some Recovery Terms – Part One

Defining Some Recovery Terms – Part One

Maybe this has happened to you: You’re digging into a halved grapefruit with a spoon, looking forward to that sharp, distinctive taste, when suddenly some juice from the fruit shoots up and into your eye. Did you know there is a word for that?  The word is...