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Sometimes Harm Reduction Programs Can Actually Cause Harm
The idea of “harm reduction” is an appealing one. After all, who wouldn’t want to reduce harm anytime such a thing is possible? Ideally, of course, we would like to avoid harm entirely, but reduced harm is preferable to more harm, right? Absolutely. But are there...
Your Time in Treatment Has Come to an End. Now What?
You have made it through detoxification and rehabilitation treatment. You are sober and armed with strategies and resources to help you stay that way. But when the big day comes and you are headed home, you may well experience some trepidation. It is one thing to stay...
Make Sure Sleep is on Your Schedule
“I’ll sleep when I’m dead.” You have probably heard someone deliver that line—or maybe you have delivered it yourself. It seems to perfectly encapsulate our extremely busy lives. We are far too busy to sleep, so we are just going to have to put it off. We figure our...
Holy, Holy, Moly! Getting Through the Holiday with Your Sobriety Intact
Have you heard? We’re coming up on the most wonderful time of the year for a holiday or two. Or at least that is what a whole lot of people (and, frankly, a whole lot of businesses) would have you believe. From Thanksgiving through Christmas (or other celebrations in...
Burned Out, Bored, and Beset by Bad Influences: Staying Sober in the Face of Challenges
If you are in recovery from a substance use disorder, you are probably pretty careful about avoiding obvious triggers and situations that put your sober lifestyle at risk. For example, if your substance use disorder centered on alcohol, you probably make a point to...
We Would Like a Word About Words and Recovery
The world is full of words. We say them. We hear them. We read them. We write them. We enter them letter by letter into crossword grids, and we try to guess a five-letter word in six tries or fewer. We sing them and shout them and whisper them. Heck, most (but not...
From Nala the Therapy Dog to a Pet at Home, Animals Can Help
When you think about who might be on the staff at a substance use treatment facility like Wooded Glen Recovery Center, you probably picture high-quality administrative and maintenance staff and a team of addiction professionals that includes licensed and certified...
The Ess-ences of a Recovery Problem: Too Much Sugar, Too Much Stress, and Too Much Social Media
As a person in recovery from a substance use disorder, you no doubt have a good sense of the dangers of indulging in certain kinds of excess, from sugar to social media. After all, drinking or using drugs to excess is what allows a substance use disorder to get its...
Tricks Instead of Treats: Relapse Triggers in Disguise
Halloween is nearly here. Kids are deciding on their costumes, adults are planning parties, and candymakers are counting up the profits from the sale of all those “fun size” servings of sweets. There is an undercurrent of scariness running through the whole holiday,...
Staying Both Social and Sober is Important: Tips for Turning Down Drinks
When you are in recovery from a substance use disorder centered on alcohol (and staying sober), it can seem like everyone in the world is drinking nearly all of the time. You head out to catch a game, and your friends all buy beers before you even try to find your...
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