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Welcome to the Wooded Glen Recovery Center blog. We offer articles and resources for individuals and families affected by substance abuse, addiction to drugs or alcohol, or co-occurring disorders.

Dope to Hope Show

The Dope to Hope Show is more than just an annual event; it’s a powerful community gathering where people come together to celebrate recovery, share stories of hope, and raise awareness around addiction’s challenges and the transformative journey to sobriety. Organized by our dedicated partners at Thrive RCO, the event's...

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A Roundup of Our Blog Posts About Various Drugs

In various blog posts over time, we have considered a variety of drugs and their dangers. In some senses, these previous posts are similar to one another. Each lists the dangers associated with a drug—or class of drugs—and absolutely none of them suggests it is a good idea to keep...

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Recovery Lessons from the Wide World of Sports

Recovery Lessons from the Wide World of Sports

‘The human drama of athletic competition…’ If you are old enough to remember a time before sports could be seen on television 24 hours a day, you might remember ABC’s Wide World of Sports. For decades, host Jim McKay shared “the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat” with...

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Don’t Go It Alone: Recovery Requires More Than Willpower

You probably know at least one person who will be more than happy to tell you all about how they achieved some difficult goal through the sheer awesomeness of their own willpower. Maybe they lost a lot of weight or ran a marathon or got a big promotion they had...

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Way to Stay on Top of Things, Hobby and a Way to Eat Healthily, Way to Lower Stress, Cooking, Cleaning, and Keeping the Budget in Order

Cooking, Cleaning, and Keeping the Budget in Order

We Aren’t Talking About ‘Trad-wives’ Perhaps you have noticed the current trend on social media of posts by women who have adopted a “traditional wife” mode of living. Often called “tradwives,” these online influencers reflect what they position as a return to older values that have shifted in the modern...

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An Introduction to Wooded Glen Recovery Center

We Know the Importance of a First Impression You know the old saying: “You only get one chance to make a first impression.” If this is your first visit to our blog, we want to make a good first impression to ensure you understand how Wooded Glen Recovery Center can...

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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...

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Improvisation in Recovery

Bring the Spirit of Improvisation to Your Recovery

Improvisation—the art of creating something on the spot—is a key part of two wonderful art forms.  And, we would argue, it can also be a helpful concept for a person in recovery from a substance use disorder. Improv comedy (like you would see on Whose Line Is It Anyway?) involves...

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Understanding Relapses

Reality Check: Relapses are Quite Common—But They Are Not the End of Your Recovery

Listen, we believe honesty is the best policy in most every area of life—and especially when it comes to information about substance use disorders. So, here is something true that we truly wish were not: Between 40 and 60 percent of people who seek treatment for a substance use disorder...

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Conquer Cravings with These Tips

Cravings, unfortunately, are a common experience on the recovery journey. While it would be wonderful if getting treatment for a substance use disorder resulted in the complete banishment of cravings for drugs or alcohol, that is not how things work. Cravings are bound to pop up from time to time,...

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