Now and again, you might hear someone suggest that in today’s world, public libraries are no longer necessary. These arguments are generally pretty hollow and built around some assumptions that just are not true—like the false idea that everyone has equal access to...
Too Much Stress Puts Stress on Your Sobriety It perhaps goes without saying that a lot of people—including, perhaps, you—are under a lot of stress a lot of the time. That stress might be related to work. It might stem from difficult relationships with family members,...
Here’s an experience many people—maybe even you—have had: You meet someone new and think to yourself, “Well, I don’t have a lot in common with this person.” That thought might make it less likely that you will try to develop a friendship with your new acquaintance....
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:...
When you are suffering from a substance use disorder, it might seem like you are going it alone with no one to help you. Or you may find yourself so focused on yourself and your need to drink or use drugs that you shut everyone else out. Either way, it might feel like...
‘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...
