staying sober during Thanksgiving

Staying Sober During Thanksgiving

Recovery, Sober LivingBy Beaches Recovery

The holiday season can present pitfalls for someone who recently attained sobriety. Everywhere you look, marketing messages combine alcohol with big meals and family gatherings. Besides that, your own family might routinely serve alcohol at the feast. Because it’s tough to deal with the onslaught of temptation, here are some tips for staying sober during…

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Helpful Quotes About Mindfulness You Can Use in Sobriety

Recovery, Sober LivingBy Beaches Recovery

Returning home after intensive rehab treatment is tough. Suddenly, you’re thrust back into the same daily routine and everyday stress. Given that, it’s common for those recovering to start down the path to drug or alcohol use again. Thus, Beaches Recovery seeks to prevent relapse by teaching coping strategies for mindfulness. In other words, clients…

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Nutrition and Addiction Recovery at Beaches Recovery

Addiction, Sober LivingBy Beaches Recovery

Long-term drug or alcohol use negatively impacts your health in many ways. Of course, we know addiction affects organs, stress, mood, sleep, and relationships. However, you may overlook how addiction changes your diet and health. For example, stimulants like cocaine often suppress hunger to the point of severe weight loss. Similarly, opioids like Vicodin slow down…

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Notice Drug Relapse Warning Signs

Recovery, Sober LivingBy Beaches Recovery

It takes a lot of hard work to get through addiction treatment on the way to a lasting recovery. Unfortunately, recovery is not something that exists in a vacuum. It requires diligence on the part of those recovering over their lifetime. Why do so many people relapse at least once? The answer to this question…

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Ideas for Maintaining Sobriety

Addiction, Sober LivingBy Beaches Recovery

Admittedly, it feels good to walk out of rehab with the “monkey off your back.” Still, you have to realize your recovery is in its infancy. The battle for sobriety lasts for as long as you live. Why? There is no cure for addiction. However, you can arrest it and lay it to sleep forever.…

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Recognizing Recovery Relapse Triggers

Addiction, Recovery, Sober LivingBy Beaches Recovery

Addiction is a chronic disease. Therefore, it doesn’t have a cure. Although it responds well to treatment, there’s the possibility of a relapse. Do you know how to recognize and diffuse your relapse triggers?Understanding What a Relapse Is and Isn’tA relapse in addiction treatment refers to your return to using. You got clean, but at…

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How to Get Through Early Recovery from Addiction

Recovery, Sober LivingBy Beaches Recovery

Getting sober at a drug and alcohol treatment center is only the beginning of your journey. Now comes the challenge of readjusting to your home life. Gaining freedom after 30 to 90 days in a secluded rehab is tough. That’s because addiction is a chronic disease that won’t just go away. You’ll have to rebuild…

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Avoid these Common Substance Abuse Triggers

Recovery, Sober LivingBy Beaches Recovery

There’s a misconception that people have recovered for good when they complete addiction rehab. Most of those in recovery, however, admit to struggling with the condition sometimes. It’s not easy to stay sober when life events cause stress or other triggers. Despite that, avoiding common substance abuse triggers is possible.How to Avoid Common Substance Abuse…

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Can You Die from Alcohol Withdrawal?

Alcohol Addiction, Sober LivingBy Beaches Recovery

Deciding to stop drinking is a step in the right direction. However, it’s not always an easy thing to do. First, the alcoholic has to come to terms with their illness. Then they have to find somewhere they can get help. Help is vitally important because “drying out” on one’s own is very dangerous. People…

life after rehab

Is There Life After Rehab?

Addiction, Rehabilitation, Sober LivingBy Beaches Recovery

Uncontrolled cycles of drug use often mark life before rehab. Although the decision to get clean makes people apprehension, the rehab experience may be a relief. It offers structure and support that you might not have in your daily environment. Life after rehab involves transitioning into a drug-free routine while maintaining the healthy practices that…