Wait Time Challenges: How To Cope While You Wait For A Rehab Spot When an addict is ready to take a step towards recovery, it is important that they act fast, as that thought can be changed very quickly. Most addicts have to struggle for a long time before accepting that they need help, so if they are seeking a substance abuse treatment program, the faster they can get into that program, the more likely it will be that they actually attend. The [...] — Addiction Problem, Addiction Recovery, Addiction Treatment, Drug Abuse & Drug Addiction, Ontario Rehab, Rehab and Recovery, Sobriety, Substance Abuse Treatment Read More

Nutrition and Exercise: Your Defense Against Addiction It took 80 friends and acquaintances to die from addiction for athlete and polydrug addict Dominic Scalzo to change his life. His substance use disorder began innocently enough. His alcohol indoctrination started in college, before a foot injury got him hooked on prescription painkillers. He then progressed to crack and cocaine while joining a rough New York crowd. He got arrested and thrown out of school. Despite going to inpatient [...] — Addiction Recovery, Addiction Treatment, For Loved One, For Self, Rehab and Recovery, Sobriety Read More

A Special Kind Of Birthday: Celebrating One Year Of Sobriety If you stopped using drugs or alcohol sometime in the last year, you will soon be marking off the days to completing your first year of being sober. No matter what path your addiction took, this is an occasion for celebration. You have worked hard to get to this point: you have endured the withdrawal symptoms and made the decision to improve life for yourself and for the people you [...] — Addiction Recovery, For Self, Sobriety Read More

Life After Rehab: Preventing A Relapse No matter how someone gets here, early recovery for any addict can be a scary place. Life for the addict is changing and there is no clear path to take. For people exiting a rehabilitation program, the fear of relapse is high, because while in the program they were safe from coming face to face with their substance. Rates of relapse are high for all addicts, but a few things [...] — Addiction Problem, Addiction Recovery, Drug Abuse & Drug Addiction, Rehab and Recovery, Sobriety, Substance Abuse Read More