What Are Co-occurring Disorders?

What Are Co-occurring Disorders?

Co-occurring disorders are common when dealing with substance abuse. This term is another term used to describe a dual diagnosis. Understanding what they are and how they affect recovery can be extremely beneficial. Recognizing a potential co-occurring disorder and...
Effects of Fentanyl

Effects of Fentanyl

Fentanyl is a narcotic drug that has a high potential for addiction, as it is typically stronger than other narcotics. This substance is highly concerning with the use of other illegal substances, as it is sometimes incorporated into other drugs to keep costs down....
How Does Stress Affect Recovery?

How Does Stress Affect Recovery?

Stress can have many negative effects on addiction itself, but it also plays a role in the effectiveness of recovery. As stress has been shown to impact the onset of addiction, it can also affect the potential occurrence of a relapse. Learning how to manage stress...
What Initiated Your Addiction?

What Initiated Your Addiction?

Understanding what factors or situations influenced the beginning of your addiction can be extremely useful to you in recovery. Learning from past situations and recognizing the factors that led you into the addictive cycle can help you refrain from making similar...
How Does Gambling Become an Addiction?

How Does Gambling Become an Addiction?

When most people hear the term addiction, their mind immediately goes to substance abuse. While substance abuse commonly leads to addiction, many behaviors and actions humans engage in can be considered addictive. The use of social media, the Internet, playing video...
Working Through Recovery While Pregnant

Working Through Recovery While Pregnant

Substance abuse can cause various adverse health effects and long-term consequences for you and those surrounding you. If you are working through the recovery process and discover you are pregnant, the effects of relapsing are drastically increased. You are no longer...
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