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Ativan Can Calm Anxiety. It Can Also Become a Cause of Anxiety.
We all feel anxious from time to time. And you can probably remember plenty of times when you felt an acute sense of anxiety. Perhaps you had a big test, interview, or audition coming up. Maybe you needed to make a major presentation or give a speech to a full room....
A Pep Talk for Parenting While in Recovery
Parenting Is Hard No matter how many kids you have or how old they are, there seems to be a never-ending stream of challenges. Can you afford all the diapers you need? Do you remember how to do long division? Can you get kid one to soccer practice and kid two to piano...
Here Come the Holidays. Are You and Your Recovery Ready?
The Holidays Are Upon Us It seems like people start getting ready for the holidays earlier and earlier each year. For example, have you noticed how retailers are eager to have you start thinking about buying holiday gifts in the middle of the summer? Or how Halloween...
The Question Is: What Are the Benefits and Dangers of Xanax?
What Is Xanax? Imagine you are on a game show—the one where you have to answer in the form of a question. Maybe the clue is something like: This pharmaceutical is often prescribed to “X” out anxiety, and might have been helpful if you were nervous before the show....
High-Functioning Alcoholics Are Still at a Low Point in Their Lives
What do you think of when you hear the word “alcoholic”? There is a very good chance that your mind jumps to the idea of someone who is “a drunk.” Maybe this person slurs their words or gets too loud or makes bad choices but keeps hitting the sauce anyway. Maybe...
Proceed with Caution: Issues Involved in Leaving Antidepressants Behind
Depression If you will pardon the pun, you might call what we are about to share a depressing statistic. The National Institute of Mental Health estimated that over 16 million adults in the United States experienced at least one major depressive episode in 2016. That...
Is the Dog-tor In? Therapy Animals Offer a Range of Benefits in a Variety of Settings
Are you an animal lover? Maybe you have a beloved pet or like to volunteer at your local shelter or take every opportunity to get out into nature where you can spot a whole range of creatures big and small. If that sounds like you, odds are you already know that...
In the Right Hands—and in the Right Place—Suboxone Can Be a Force for Good
“This crystal can save all of mankind! But if it falls into the wrong hands, destruction will surely follow!” Good Versus Evil We’ve all seen or read that moment in countless movies and books. The good guys find something of great power—a ring, a crystal, a sword, a...
Checking Out of Reality with PCP is a Bad Idea with Very Real Consequences
Sometimes reality is really hard to deal with. There are days—or weeks or months or even years—that seem filled with challenge after challenge. It can be exhausting and disheartening. And it can make you long for a way to step away from the stress for a little while....
Grief Can Be Intense—But It Doesn’t Have To Threaten Your Sobriety
The Power of Grief There is no doubt that grief is an emotion that can upend our day-to-day life. Whether we are feeling grief due to the death of a loved one, the end of a relationship, the unsuccessful pursuit of a long-held goal, or for any number of other reasons,...
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