Articles and Resources for Recovery

Most of the time, even when you are facing a challenge in your life, you can figure out the best—or at the very least, an acceptable—way forward. Every now and then, however, you are likely to encounter difficulties that are not easily solved.  Sometimes it can feel like there is...

In the Sherlock Holmes story “The Adventure of Silver Blaze,” the great detective solves a case by realizing that an intruder must have been known to a particular dog because that dog did not bark when the crime was taking place. The moment Holmes comes to this realization is a...

American culture—by which we mean both pop culture and the general culture of our society—often seems obsessed with romantic relationships. We keep track of which celebrities are dating. We root for our favorite fictional onscreen couples to get together. We go to romcoms, read romance novels, watch reality shows about...

Do you have pet peeves when it comes to words or phrases? Maybe you get annoyed when someone says, “I could care less,” when they mean, “I couldn’t care less.” Maybe you never want to hear “irregardless” ever again because “regardless” is the actual word in question. Maybe you love...

Everyone goes through hard times. When those hard times arise, a little unconditional love can be just the thing to see you through the moment. In a perfect world, that unconditional love would be readily available to each and every one of us, but the truth is that it can...

There is a moment in the 1967 movie The Graduate in which a young man, played by Dustin Hoffman, is taken aside by a family friend. The family friend tells the young man that he has just one word for him.  That one word turns out to be plastics. Hoffman’s...

If you spend any time in airports, you have no doubt heard a variety of announcements. If you see something, say something. Do not leave your baggage unattended. Flight 111 is now boarding. Flight 222 has been delayed. That just scratches the surface of the sounds you may hear over...

If you are a fan of the hugely popular sitcom Seinfeld, you might remember an episode revolving around the phrase “serenity now.” George Costanza’s father, Frank, is instructed by his therapist to say “serenity now” whenever he feels his blood pressure rising. Frank, being Frank, his approach to this advice...

As a general rule, you probably do not expect your local gas station to be offering dangerous drugs for sale. But it turns out that a range of products frequently available in gas stations, smoke shops, and other locations are, in fact, quite dangerous. The nickname that has been applied...

This blog post, like all blog posts at this site, is about treatment for and recovery from substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health disorders. But we are going to start by talking about cars. Cars are an important part of American culture, and over the years the look of...