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Struggling with addiction is inherently a lonely battle, but there are times when having someone else involved in your substance abuse problem is actually worse than going it alone. For many struggling with addiction, the worst thing that can happen is for those around you to take actions that actually help you continue to abuse […]
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Returning to life after rehab can be difficult. You have to reinsert yourself into the rapid flow and rhythm of a world that offers no allowances for your struggle with addiction or substance abuse and hope you can survive the onslaught of stress, triggers, and other issues that threaten to push you into relapse on […]
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The only part of rehab almost as hard as actually going into rehab is being an addict’s loved ones waiting on the outside. While the waiting game is not comparable to the hard work of actual recovery, it’s hardly an easy time, and part of that struggle is wanting to help your loved one and […]
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Ideally, people seeking help for their substance abuse disorder are coming of their own free volition, ready and eager to get assistance for their struggle with addiction. But this is not always the case. Sometimes, people entering rehab are there due to a court order, undergoing drug or alcohol treatment because of an arrest, perhaps […]
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While the primary focus of rehab is to overcome addiction and heal for those struggling with substance abuse, the very nature of addiction often means those working through recovery are dealing with other problems as well. Addiction can bring along accompanying trauma, often caused by substance abuse itself, which can produce additional roadblocks to recovery […]
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