Why Apologizing Might Save Your Recovery When people apologize, it has a certain tone to it. It means they are sorry for something they’ve done and they feel lament for having caused harm. Making apologies is good for people because it offers to repair the harm done by starting the ball rolling with an important…
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How Are Treatment Plans Designed? Treatment plans are an integral part of therapy at rehab facilities. They help inform everyone involved in the person’s care how they should be treated, what medications to give, types of therapies to offer, and other things that inform their recovery process. The most effective addiction treatment often includes medication…
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Key Executives Who Need Rehab May Need to Plan Ahead: Here’s Why The truth of addiction, especially for executives, is that it causes problems for other people in their lives. Family and loved ones, co-workers and bosses; they all suffer along with the person who has an addiction. The entire reputation of the company can…
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What is the Difference Between an Opioid and an Opiate? Sometimes words sound alike and may be confused with something else. Opioids and opiates suffer this exact fate. Of the many words out there surrounding addiction and recovery, these words get a lot of interplay because they sound similar. They are different, mainly because there…
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These 6 Effects of Caffeine Might Surprise You Caffeine can have surprising effects on people’s lives. It may be good for people to some degree, but it can also be detrimental to their health. Some people are surprised by the effects of caffeine on the body. It helps to have a list of ways caffeine…
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Does Alcohol Stay in the Body Longer Than Previously Thought? The body does not process alcohol as fast as some people might think. This means people who drink then drive may be putting themselves at greater risk. Just drinking water after having four beers for the rest of the night might not be enough to…
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Enjoy More Summer Holidays in Recovery with These 5 Tips Recovery can be tough at any season, including holidays. When people are in recovery, they are doing their best to stay clean and sober, but life. Life throws triggers, cravings, and other stressors into the mix that makes it really hard to feel like sobriety…
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What Jobs Have High Rates of Depression (and How Can They Find Help)? There are high rates of depression in many jobs, not just the ones most people think about. Finding a new job is not always possible, but many professionals and executives go into a line of work after years of education and training,…
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Why Self-Care is Far from Selfish – It’s Necessary Addiction does not hold back when it comes to ravaging people’s lives. It can take over anyone’s life to the point where they suddenly care for little else but finding more drugs, drinking more, or put themselves and others at risk. In recovery, there is a…
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How Can I Make Mornings More Mindful with Deliberate Action Steps? Getting the morning off to a good start is a hard thing to do for some people. They simply don’t feel like getting up, are tired, have not slept well, or are struggling with what to do once they are up to make it…
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