The Many Layers of Addiction and How Various Addictions can Coexist

Alcohol & Drug Addiction Treatment, Recovery Tips

Addiction “Whack-a-Mole” Ah, addiction–it’s a many layered “dis-ease” that can mean something different for everyone. Addicts are frequently addicted to more than one thing, and since addiction tends to be propelled by something deeper than what’s on the surface, one addiction will almost invariably lead to something else if not treated properly. Even when treated, …

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Getting through the Early Days: Tips for Maintaining your Recovery in Early Sobriety

Alcohol & Drug Addiction Treatment, Recovery Tips

If you’re an addict, getting sober, in and of itself, is hard. It requires a lot of determination and a complete willingness to do whatever it takes to remain on the straight and narrow path. On top of it all, staying sober is even harder than getting sober and while anyone with any length of …

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What Came First, the Mental Illness or the Addiction?

Alcohol & Drug Addiction Treatment

Ever wonder about the connection between mental illness and addiction? While the two aren’t entirely comorbid, they do tend to go hand-in-hand. It’s a classic, “what came first, the chicken or the egg?” scenario. And there’s kind of no answer in regard to which follows which. It’s common practice for medical professionals to assign dual …

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What Came First, the Mental Illness or the Addiction?

Alcohol & Drug Addiction Treatment

Ever wonder about the connection between mental illness and addiction? While the two aren’t entirely comorbid, they do tend to go hand-in-hand. It’s a classic, “what came first, the chicken or the egg?” scenario. And there’s kind of no answer in regard to which follows which. It’s common practice for medical professionals to assign dual …

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The Mind of an Addict: How Addiction Seizes the Brain

Alcohol & Drug Addiction Treatment

What does “Addiction” Really Mean? The word “addiction” is defined in the dictionary (yes, good ole Webster) as “the state of being enslaved to a habit or practice, or to something that is psychologically or physically habit forming to such an extent that its cessation causes severe trauma.” If you ask the “experts” what addiction …

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