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- Is Medication Dangerous? A Conversation About One of Recovery’s Well-Known Methods
- Speak Out and Listen
- Is the Mental Health Stigma Changing?
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- It’s Okay to Fall
- Is There a Difference Between Abuse and Addiction?
- How Do You Identify Addiction?
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- Gabapentin & Pregabalin Abuse – A Closer Look
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- Common Drugs that have been Laced with Fentanyl
- Buying Drugs Online – What You Should Know
- Babies Born Addicted – A Growing Crisis
- Dilaudid vs Morphine: What’s the Difference?
- Impulse Control Disorder and Addiction
- Wet Brain – What is it?
- LSD and Schizophrenia
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- The Stages of Alcoholism
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- The Most Dangerous Drug Cutting Agents
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- National Pet Day – April 11
- What is Shatter?
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- OxyContin and the Opioid Epidemic
- Butalbital – Its Effects and Addiciton
- Cheese Heroin – What is it?
- Dramamine Abuse, Effects, and Dangers
- The Most Addictive Pharmaceutical Drugs Today
- Roxicodone: What is it and it’s Effects
- Robitussin High: What Every Parent Needs to Know
- Vicodin vs Percocet: What’s the Difference?
- Cyclobenzaprine Abuse: What You Need to Know
- Rising Incidents of Children Drinking Hand Sanitizer
- Mixing Phenibut and Kratom
- Luminal: What is it, Addiction, and Withdrawal
- What is Salvia?
- Mixing Adderall and Alcohol: Dangers and Effects
- Doctor Shopping: What is it?
- Concerta Abuse and Withdrawal Symptoms
- What is Ayahuasca?
- Adderall XR: What is it, Effects, and Addiction
- What are Poppers?
- Mescaline
- Nutmeg High
- Dissociative Drugs
- Demerol Abuse
- Smoking Heroin
- Cocaine Cutting Agents
- Flakka: The “Zombie” Drug
- Phenibut: What is it, Side Effects, and Addiction Facts
- Mephedrone: What is it, Effects, and Withdrawal
- What is Fentanyl? Addiction, Effects, and Dangers
- Grain Alcohol: What is it, Dangers, and Poisoning
- Vaping and Your Health – The Studies are In
- What is DMT? Side Effects of DMT and Dangers
- Ambien Abuse and Addiction
- Top 11 Most Commonly Used Drugs in America
- Crack Cocaine – What is it, Addiction Signs, and Effects
- Klonopin & Alcohol: A Deadly Mix
- Bath Salts – What are They, Effects, and Addiction
- Peyote – What is it and it’s Effects
- Opana – What is it, Addiction Signs and Withdrawal
- Lortab – What is it, Addiction Signs and Withdrawal
- Morphine versus Fentanyl: What’s the Difference?
- Sizzurp, Purple Drank, and Lean – Effects and Dangers
- Licking Toads – Side Effects and Dangers of Bufotenin
- What are JUULs? A Guide for Parents
- Gabapentin Abuse, Side Effects, and Withdrawal
- The Most Harmful Drugs During Pregnancy
- PCP Abuse & Addiction Signs, Effects, and Withdrawals
- Ketamine Abuse
- Is Ultram Addictive?
- Benzodiazepines and Opioids: A Deadly Combination
- Valium Addiction, Abuse and Warning Signs
- Methadone Addiction, Effects and Withdrawal
- Ritalin Addiction Signs, Treatment and Withdrawal Symptoms
- Kratom Addiction, Withdrawal, and Addiction Treatment
- Ecstasy/MDMA Short and Long-term Effect on the Brain
- Codeine Abuse and Addiction
- Top 10 Most Dangerous Drugs in the World
- 2019 Fentanyl Outbreak in California
- Inhalant Abuse, Effects, and Dangers
- Top Signs of Cocaine Use
- Signs of Marijuana Addiction and Use
- What is Vicodin?
- The Long-term Side Effects of Methadone Maintenance
- Gray Death: What You Need to Know
- Carfentanil – The Elephant Drug
- Top 5 Common Side Effects and Signs of Alcoholism
- Fake Prescription Pill Dangers
- Long-term Effects of Alcohol on Your Brain
- Acetaminophen Overdose: Another Fatal Danger of Percocet/Vicodin Addiction
- Are Steroids Considered Drugs? Science says YES
- Synthetic Marijuana and Spice Dangers
- Top Five Common Side Effects of Oxycontin
- Top 5 Reasons Why Steroids are a Drug
- Does Adderall Really Help College Students?
- Drugs and Grades
- Is Tramadol Addictive?
- Top 5 Craziest Things Spice Has Been Found to be Contaminated With
- The Latest Statistics on the Opioid Epidemic
- Most Commonly Abused Drugs by Young People
- Top 5 Factors That Increase The Likelihood A Child Will Develop Addiction
- Is Marijuana Withdrawal a Real Thing?
- A Parents Guide to Adderall, Ritalin, and Vyvanse
- Music Festivals and Drugs
- Opiod Overdoses Explained
- Top 12 Most Popular Hallucinogenic and Psychedelic Drugs
- Cough Medicine – Dextromethorphan: What You Need to Know
- Opiate? Opioid? What’s the Difference?
- Do the Elderly Face Drug Addiction and Alcoholism?
- Top Five Long-Term Consequences of Xanax
- Fentanyl and the Opioid Epidemic
- Inhalants Explained: Uses, Dangers, and Effects
- Short Term Effects of Cocaine Abuse
- What Are Dabs?
- Long Term Consequences of Heavy Cocaine Use
- Prescription Pill Precautions
- Prescription Painkillers and the Heroin Epidemic
- Top Five Short-Term Effects of Heroin, Opiates, and Opioids
- List of Popular Date Rape Drugs
- Short-term Effects of Prescription Amphetamines
- Long-term effects of Adderall/Rx Amphetamine Abuse
- Most Popular Drugs on College Campuses
- Most Popular Synthetic Designer Drugs in the United States in 2019
- Top 5 Short Term Effects of Xanax Abuse
- Top 5 Long Term Consequences and Effects of Xanax
- Top 5 Long Term Effects of Heroin Use and Addiction
- The Dangers of Spice – Synthetic Marijuana
- Xanax (Alprazolam) Withdrawal and Long Term Effects
- Is Marijuana a Drug?
- Overview of Currently Popular Drugs of Abuse
- Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol: Drunk Driving Statistics
- Teaching Kids About the Dangers of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
- The Opioid Epidemic in the United States Infographic
- Healthy Mind and Body: A Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Guide
- Category: Addiction Treatment
- You Don’t Need It
- The Places We Have Come to Fear the Most
- How Much is Too Much?
- Looking in the Rear-View
- What Does a Typical Day in Rehab/Treatment Look Like?
- Facing Reality After Treatment
- How Do You Navigate Toxic Relationships in Recovery?
- Avoiding Relapses
- “We” vs. “You”
- Criteria for Rehab (or, How To Answer “I don’t think I have a problem!”)
- I’m in Rehab…What Do I Tell My Kids?
- The Early History of Alcoholics Anonymous
- Marijuana Anonymous – What to Know
- The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous
- 8 Facts You Did Not Know About Bill W.
- What is a CADC Certification?
- What is Outpatient Treatment?
- Interventions – What are They and Their Benefits?
- What is Medically Assisted Detox?
- How to Help a Loved with Alcoholism or Addiction
- How to Find the Right Addiction Treatment Center
- Meth Mouth – What it is and How it Happens
- Co-occurrence and Addiction
- Xanax Withdrawal Signs and Symptoms
- Benefits of Sober Living Homes
- The Myth of Will Power & Addiction
- True Recovery Receives 2018 Top Workplaces Award
- The Dangers of Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Detox
- Vivitrol: What is it and How it Works
- Leave of Absence
- Detoxing at True Recovery Detox Centers vs Cold Turkey at Home
- What are the Benefits of True Recovery Residential Treatment?
- Post-acute Withdrawal Syndrome and Opioids
- Post-acute Withdrawal Syndrome and Benzodiazepines
- Oxycontin Withdrawal and Treatment for Oxycontin Addiction
- Xanax Withdrawal and Treatment for Xanax Addiction
- Suboxone Withdrawal and Treatment
- Klonopin Withdrawal and Treatment for Klonopin Addiction
- A Guide Resisting Peer Pressure for Drugs and Alcohol
- Young People and Treatment
- Disease Concept of Addiction/Alcoholism
- The Three Characteristics of Addiction
- How to Approach a Loved One with a Drug or Alcohol Problem
- Top 5 Signs of Heroin/Opioid Addiction
- Top 5 Classic Signs of Alcoholism
- Benefits of Detoxing in a Medical Facility
- What to Expect from Heroin, Opioid, and Opiate Withdrawal and Detox
- Signs You May be Enabling a Loved One’s Alcoholism or Addiction
- PAWS – Post-Acute Withdrawal Syndrome
- List of 12-Step Fellowship Groups
- Five Signs You Might be an Alcoholic
- What is Dry Drunk Syndrome
- This is Your Body and Mind on Drugs Infographic
- Removing the Stigma: How to Create Productive Dialog About Addiction
- Category: Alcoholism
- Category: Health and Wellness
- Category: Life in Recovery
- Love and Loneliness
- Changing After Recovery
- Is There a Bad Kind Of Support?
- Writing It All Out
- Getting Over Our View of What’s Right and Accepting What We Think Is Wrong
- Is It Possible to Practice Too Much Self-Empowerment?
- Being Told Differently
- Respecting Our Own Limits
- Dealing with Death After Recovery
- The Child That You Used to Be
- Understanding Our Value and Worth Among Our Battles
- Learning How to Step up and Speak out for Those Who Are Making the Wrong Decisions
- Let the Music Take You, Part III
- Experiencing the Loss of a Loved One
- Relationships and Mental Illness
- A Look Into Emo Music and What It Can Do to Help Us
- Rolling with the Punches
- Finding Ourselves in Others
- How Live Music Saved Some of Us and How It Can Save You Too
- Dealing with Long Distance Relationship in Recovery
- How Can You Identify Unhealthy Coping Habits?
- Holidays and Humbugs: Navigating the Holidays in Recovery
- Finding the Humor in Our Experiences and Knowing the Best Way to Handle It
- How We Can Find Comfort and Support in Our Beliefs
- Exploring the Anger We Feel Towards the God We May Believe In
- It Just Keeps Coming: Losing Your Job in Post-Recovery Life
- The Worst Critic
- Turning the Dark Into Light
- Relationships in Recovery
- Pushing Yourself to Live
- Being an Anorexic Male
- Amending the Family After Recovery
- Does Anyone Understand Me?
- How Does Alcoholics Anonymous Work?
- What Should I Bring to Rehab?
- Fun Hobbies for Those in Sobriety
- Meditation and Recovery
- What Questions to Ask a Treatment Center Before Enrollment
- 8 Ways to Deal with and Stop Alcohol Cravings
- Long-term Effects of Hallucinogenic Abuse
- Supporting a Loved One in Recovery
- True Recovery’s Dr. Alva on the Dr. Drew Podcast
- True Recovery Receives Joint Commission Accreditation
- Top 10 Benefits of Sobriety and Recovery
- The Importance of Alumni Groups in Recovery
- Service Work in Recovery
- New Years Resolutions Can Be Made at Anytime!
- Time Management for those in Early Recovery
- Dry Drunk Syndrome Explained
- Top Five Benefits of Vivitrol
- A Guide to Finding the Right Sponsor in a Twelve Step Fellowship
- Relapse Dreams – Cause for Concern or Normal?
- Back to School: The Benefits of Going to School in Early Recovery
- Top 3 Twelve-Step Alternative Recovery Fellowships
- New Years Resolution Ideas for Those of Us Already in Sobriety
- Pet Therapy & Addiction Recovery
- Does Sobriety Heal the Brain After Alcoholism?
- Transference & Addiction
- Traveling Tips for those in Early Sobriety
- Attending Work Functions in Early Recovery
- The Power of Willingness in Recovery
- The Serenity Prayer and Recovery
- Post-acute Withdrawal Syndrome and Alcoholism
- Survival Guide to the Holidays for Those in Recovery
- Meditation and Healing for Those in Recovery
- Top 5 Risky Behaviors for Those in Early Sobriety
- Top 5 Tips for Surviving the Holidays in Sobriety
- Coping With Stress in Recovery
- Top 5 Alternate Hobbies to Doing Drugs
- Is Sobriety Better?
- Top 5 California Recovery Conventions and Gatherings
- The 12 Promises of Recovery and What They Mean – Part III
- The 12 Promises of Recovery and What They Mean – Part II
- The 12 Promises of Recovery and What They Mean – Part I
- Top Movies About Recovery
- List of Famous People in Recovery and Treatment
- The Twelve Traditions: Part Four
- The Twelve Traditions: Part Three
- The Twelve Traditions: Part Two
- The Twelve Traditions: Part One
- Faith Without Works is Dead: A Guide for Recovery Newcomers
- The Four Paradoxes of Drug & Alcohol Recovery
- Support Groups in the Drug & Alcohol Recovery Process
- Sponsorship in the Drug & Alcohol Recovery Process
- What is Acceptance When it Comes to Drug & Alcohol Recovery?
- The “Spiritual Experience” and What it Means
- Character Defects: The 6th and 7th Steps in Recovery
- What is Recovery from alcoholism/addiction?
- Top Recovery Books
- The Third Tradition In Drug and Alcohol Recovery
- The Power of Willingness
- The Maintenance Steps: 10th, 11th, and 12th Steps
- Top Recovery Acronyms and What They Mean
- Top 10 Recovery Slogans and What They Mean
- The Third Step in Recovery
- The Second Step in Recovery
- The Fourth and Fifth Steps in Recovery
- The First Step in Recovery
- The Eighth and Ninth Step Amends
- The Alcoholics Anonymous Recovery Triangle
- A Guide to Recovery Meeting Types
- A Brief Guide to Success in Early Recovery
- Category: Mental Health
- Not Being Afraid of Change
- What are the Different Kinds of Depression? Part 1
- Technology Treatment
- What Are Ruminating Thoughts?
- Children in Need
- Taking Care of the Blame
- What is Binge Eating?
- Sadness in the Spring
- What’s the Difference Between OCD and OCPD?
- Why Is Shame Attached to Taking Medication?
- How We Can Practice Patience with Ourselves After a Rough Night
- After the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
- Should We Be Afraid to Share Our Experiences with Potential Employers?
- Is It Unhealthy to Want to Change?
- Can I Make a Relationship Work with Another Person Who Struggles?
- Breaking Free of the Pain from Comparing Ourselves to Others
- Learning to Let Go and Listen to Others
- Is It Bad to Want to Be Alone?
- Ourselves on the Screen
- Have I Lost My Mind?
- Does My Voice Matter?
- Is It Okay to Not Be Okay?
- How Do You Reconcile the Behavior of Loved Ones?
- How Do You Deal with an Episode in Public?
- What You See in the Mirror
- Is It Bad to Feel Negative Emotions?
- Let the Music Take You, Part II
- Is It Okay to Take Off a Day for Mental Health?
- Seasonal Affective Disorder and How It Affects Us
- Looking Into How Mental Disorders Carry On Beyond Just Us
- Is My Mental Illness a Disability?
- The Advantages and Dangers To Using Games as A Source of Relief
- How Do We Help Our Loved One Going Through Mental Illness?
- How to Cope with the Sudden Loss of A Job and Mental Illness
- How to Cope When Anxiety Rears Its Ugly Head
- Connecting with Those Who Know What We Go Through
- Anything But a Joke: A Look at the New Film, Joker, and How It Is Changing the Conversation
- Counting Sheep: The Ways That Anxiety Cause Sleep to Become the Hardest Part of Our Day
- What Can Cause Mental Disorders to Form?
- Stigmatizing Eating Disorders
- Understanding the Fear
- How Hard Will Recovery Be?
- Dealing with Sadness in Your Fight
- Living in the Shadow of Ourselves
- Let the Music Take You
- How Do I Live with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder?
- How Do I Manage My Depression After Treatment?
- Narcissistic Personality Disorder and Stigmas Surrounding Those Who Suffer
- When Anxiety Jeopardizes Sobriety
- Category: Recovery
- Overcoming the Trauma and Associations with the Things We Don’t Want to Lose
- Does the Work End When Recovery is Over?
- Balancing the Personal With the Scientific Perspectives
- How Do You Get Over This Mountain?
- Allowing Ourselves to Give Thanks After Recovery
- How to Accept Change and Not Be Afraid Of It
- How Can I Integrate Holistic and Traditional Practices in My Recovery?
- How Social Support Can Aid Your Recovery
- Learning Who You Are Is One of the Most Precious Gifts of Recovery
- Spirituality’s Role in Recovery
- Live Hard, Get Clean…Now What?
- How Does Meditation Help My Recovery?
- Why Practicing Self-Love in Recovery Is so Important
- How Do I Overcome Doubts and Fears in Addiction Recovery?
- What Is Psychodrama and How Can It Help Me?
- Debunking Acupuncture Myths
- Category: Relapse Prevention
- The Types of Relapses and What to Do in the Wake of Them
- Know Your Enemy: Signs of Relapse
- Hair Drug Tests – A Parents Guide
- Accountability: The Key to Preventing a Relapse
- Is Alcohol a Drug? A Look at Cross Addiction
- Signs You or a Loved One May Be on the Way to Relapse
- The Illusion of Control
- Smoking and Addiction
- Top Foods for Getting Rid of Alcohol Cravings in Early Sobriety
- Top 5 Ways to Deal With Drug and Alcohol Cravings
- Guide That You Or a Loved One May Be On the Way to a Relapse
- How to Prevent Relapse: A Guide for the Recovering
- Category: Sobriety
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