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How Addiction Affects Family and Friends

Addiction, Counseling, RecoveryBy Beaches Recovery

Regarding addiction, many people only consider the physical and mental effects to those with the disease. They may not recognize how addiction affects family and friends. However, these individuals also suffer great hardships when loved ones have an addiction.Top Problems That Result From How Addiction Affects Family and FriendsAll families are different, so the dynamics…

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Stress Management to Stay Sober

UncategorizedBy Beaches Recovery

An inability to manage stress in healthy ways contributes to substance abuse. During your stay at Beaches Recovery, you learn life skills and coping mechanisms to handle stress. What are some stress management techniques you can use after graduating from the program? Most importantly, what should you do when you notice that you struggle with…

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National Impaired Driving Prevention Month

Addiction, Sober LivingBy Beaches Recovery

Impaired driving has long been a big problem in America. No matter what laws are on the books, millions of people every year ignore them and get behind the wheel either drunk or high. The end result of this drinking problem is thousands of innocent bystanders losing their lives each year in auto accidents. National…

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Look for First Night Activities in Your Town

Addiction, Sober LivingBy Beaches Recovery

One of your biggest fears in gaining sobriety is maintaining healthy recovery, even during the holidays. But the good news is your local area offers sober living celebration options for enjoying major holidays such as New Year’s Eve. You can enjoy New Year’s Eve or First Night celebrations in a new life of sobriety, even…

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Sober New Years Eve Ideas

Recovery, Sober LivingBy Beaches Recovery

In the past, you watched the ball drop with a drink in your hand. This year’s going to be different. Because you’ve decided to make a lifestyle change, you need sober New Years Eve ideas. Here’s how to make it through a day which traditionally involves alcohol, without drinking.Gauge Your Readiness to be around AlcoholDid…

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Motivational Interviewing

Rehab Blog, TherapiesBy Beaches Recovery

A lot of people view alcohol and drug treatment as hopeless, especially if they have an addiction. Most of the time, they aren’t ready to stop using or don’t think that sobriety is achievable. Even if they recognize that they have a substance use disorder, several factors keep them from changing. The purpose of motivational…

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The Danger of Mixing Benzos and Alcohol

Alcohol Addiction, Drug Addiction, RecoveryBy Beaches Recovery

Benzodiazepines, or benzos, are strong tranquilizers designed to calm the central nervous system. Namely, they’re anti-anxiety medications like Xanax, Valium, Ativan, and Halcion. Thus, benzos are popular to soothe stress and also, off-label, to experience surges of pleasure. In fact, National Public Radio reported that benzo prescriptions have risen by 5.4 million since 1999. Unfortunately,…

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Looking at the Types of Mood Disorders

Addiction, Dual DiagnosisBy Beaches Recovery

While everyone feels sad sometimes, if you find yourself struggling with extended periods of sadness, irritability or depression, you might be suffering from one of the types of mood disorders. This might have developed as a result of your abuse of drugs or alcohol. Or, you might have started abusing substances as a way to…

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5 Mindfulness Quotes that Create Peace During Addiction Recovery

Recovery, Sober LivingBy Beaches Recovery

As many folks soon learn, there’s a great sense of relief when an individual successfully completes an addiction treatment program. As they head out the door of rehab, they hopefully leave with the coping skills for recovery and to avoid relapses. Mindfulness is a great coping skill. For a recovering addict, it makes sense to…

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