RECOVERY

Why Having an Alcohol-Free Weekend is Important- Part 2

admin May 11, 2017

Here’s the flipside of that invitation – if you or someone in your family found it difficult to give up drinking   for a weekend, then that may be a sign that a problematic relationship with alcohol exists. One of the ...Read More

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April 29 is National Drug Take Back Day in San Diego

admin April 26, 2017

April 29, 2017 is National Drug Take-Back Day. Law enforcement agencies, pharmacies, and medical facilities all around San Diego County will be accepting surplus or expired prescription medicines for drop-off and proper disposal. The service is free and anonymous. Collection ...Read More

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Cue Reactivity and Addiction – Part 2

admin April 20, 2017

Learn the Five Solutions to Reduce Cue Reactivity Over time—and sometimes with the help of medication—the brain’s chemistry will slowly return to normal. But are there other ways recovering substance abusers can successfully deal with the cues that can jeopardize ...Read More

Categories BLOG, RECOVERY, RELAPSE, SOBRIETY Tags Recovery, stopping relapse

Cue Reactivity and Addiction – Part 1

admin April 19, 2017

“What we’re proposing here is that there’s an association with reward and pleasure with the use of these drugs, even with just thinking about them... People get conditioned to producing these responses with drugs… It’s a primary response… They always ...Read More

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Dealing with Emotional Triggers – Part 2

admin April 7, 2017

After you have acknowledged your feelings and decided to allow yourself to learn from your emotions….. Take a Step Back One of the most effective holistic strategies for the treatment of addiction is the practice of yoga. One of the ...Read More

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Dealing with Emotional Triggers – Part 1

admin April 6, 2017

  “If you can be one step ahead of those triggers – meaning that you’re able to recognize when the emotions are coming on, before they’re full-blown and driving you into relapse mode – you can stay ahead in your ...Read More

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April Is Alcohol Awareness Month

admin March 27, 2017

“I drank when I was happy and I drank when I was anxious and I drank when I was bored and I drank and I was depressed, which was often.” ~Caroline Knapp, Drinking: A Love Story 30 years ago this ...Read More

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Life After Residential Rehab

admin March 25, 2017

“…anyone clean and sober long enough will tell you that moments of clarity increase along with abstinence. Expanded consciousness and new optimism come from the healing brain and nervous system. The language of the heart replaces the anger of the ...Read More

Categories BLOG, EDUCATION, RECOVERY, RELAPSE, SOBRIETY Tags addiction outpatient rehab

How to Recognize Prescription Drug Misuse

admin March 23, 2017

"I did not know the extent, the magnitude of where he was in the progression of the addiction. People with addiction always have an excuse, and that's because their body is telling them they need to have the substance or ...Read More

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Addiction in America by the Numbers

admin March 20, 2017

"Drug use is on the rise in this country and 23.5 million Americans are addicted to alcohol and drugs. That's approximately 1 in every 10 Americans over the age of 12 – roughly equal to the entire population of Texas." ...Read More

Categories BLOG, DRUG ADDICTION, EDUCATION, RECOVERY Tags addiction recovery san diego, drug abuse in america