Many moments in recovering are about facing an activity or celebration during which you would typically consume drugs or alcohol, and deciding how to modify or omit the experience altogether to maintain your sobriety. In…
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Giving up alcohol for a month or longer has become very popular in recent years, with trends like “Dry January” encouraging people to participate by cleansing their body of alcoholic toxins after a holiday season…
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Returning to work after treatment can make you feel anxious for many reasons. Perhaps you are returning to an environment that may have been traumatizing, or one in which you behaved out of character as…
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As you’re getting your body prepared to be in the best shape possible, you’ll have to do things that you’ve never done before to boost your health – and you’ll have to continue to do…
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The link between alcohol use in pregnant women and fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, (adverse health issues and cognitive impairments found in babies due to the mother’s alcohol use during pregnancy), is well established. New research,…
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For many people, it can feel as if the symptoms of mental illness just sprung up without rhyme or reason. We may begin feeling more anxious than normal, more depressed about our lives or more…
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Alcohol poisoning and drug overdoses are both major concerns in the U.S. Alcohol alone kills an average of six Americans per day, while the opioid crisis is currently taking the lives of approximately 130 Americans…
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Mood disorders involve drastic changes in a person’s mood; there are a number of mood disorders, such as major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, persistent depressive disorder, seasonal affective disorder (SAD) and more. Mood disorders can…
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While there is a lot of grey area when it comes to what you should and shouldn’t consume during pregnancy, the research is clear that no amount of alcohol use is considered safe for unborn…
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Anxiety affects millions of people each year, and unfortunately, many people don’t seek help even when they’ve long needed it. Experts say that anxiety is based on fear – the thought of a threat or…
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