Mentors Analyze Drinking, Drugs, and the College Transition
College is a time when many gain independence for the first time in their life. Parents are gone, and suddenly students are left with having total responsibility over their life. This period of time can lead to dangerous decisions and often this is the time where students experiment to gain a greater sense of self. . . . . Continue Reading
How One Charity Uses Music to Encourage Recovery
Did you know that music can be beneficial in your recovery journey? For over 18 years, the charity Road Recovery has helped young people battle addiction and other life challenges by utilizing the power of music. The program is created by working industry professionals and musicians that have confronted similar challenges who now wish to share . . . . Continue Reading
How Your Poop Could Help Cure Eating Disorders
A recent study is finally getting to the “gut” of eating disorders. New research reveals that gut microbes could be the reason why eating disorders like anorexia and bulimia are difficult to treat. And your poop could help researchers find a cure. There are roughly over 30 million individuals suffering from anorexia, bulimia and binge . . . . Continue Reading
Demi Lovato Discusses Seeing the Light after Relapse
Demi Lovato is an American pop icon as a singer, songwriter and actress who rose to prominence in the Disney Channel television film Camp Rock in 2008, which led to her signing a record contract with Hollywood Records. Now at age 22 she has experience a lot in her time in the spotlight, including some . . . . Continue Reading
Real Housewives’ Kim Richards Opens Up About Relapse
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills was a reality television series that originally premiered back on October 14, 2010 as the sixth installment of the Real Housewives franchise, with 5 seasons starring a cast of upscale house wives who found themselves in constant throes of glitz, glamour and drama. One star of the series Kim Richards recently opened up . . . . Continue Reading
Should I Go Back to Rehab after a Relapse?
Despite what you may think because of what you hear, relapse is not a requirement for recovery. But relapse does happen, and it becomes part of some peoples stories. A lot of people with amazing sobriety have experienced a relapse, it is nothing to be ashamed of. Those who survive a relapse are luckier than . . . . Continue Reading
Is Childhood Trauma Related to Relapse?
Many people in the field of treating addicts and alcoholics in recovery often attribute a lot of the issues with behavioral health and mental health to some unresolved trauma from the individuals past that plays a huge role in their addiction, and disorders like Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Manic Depression are pretty common . . . . Continue Reading
Why It’s Important to Clear the Air
Clearing the air – getting rid of doubts or hard feelings – is necessary for being a healthy, well-adjusted adult. But, for those in recovery from the disease of addiction, it’s probably extra-important to be able to speak up when something someone says or does bothers us, or when we are the ones who have . . . . Continue Reading
Amanda Bynes Back in Trouble
The childhood star and Hairspray actress Amanda Bynes has had quite the history as of lately with struggles related to substance abuse. Amanda Bynes had a very public breakdown in the past few years, but after a period in treatment and continued therapy she had been doing much better with the help of her parents. Just . . . . Continue Reading
What Counts as A Relapse?
What do you mean ‘relapse’? Are medications a relapse? Is drinking a relapse for an drug addict? Questions pop up once in a while and opinions may vary on the terms of what is a relapse versus what people think are acceptable forms of substances that should not qualify as a drug or constitute a . . . . Continue Reading