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Don’t Lose Hope: Accepting Help is a Process

jamies March 15, 2021 Addiction, Mental Health, Treatment

It’s easy for people who are not so familiar with substance abuse to assume that loved ones struggling with an active addiction can just one day flip a switch and …

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Helping Addicts Sometimes Means Backing Away

jamies October 21, 2020 Addiction, Family, Recovery

It’s a classic scenario: a parent, significant other, or friend swoops in to help a struggling addict who has found themselves in a difficult situation due to their use. Perhaps …

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Summer Drug Use: ‘Tis the Season for Triggers!

Shannon Brutsche July 14, 2020 Addiction, Relapse

What do you picture when you think of summer? The beach, BBQs, pool parties, the run-down mini van your family used to pile into for road trips to the lake? ...
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High-Functioning Alcoholics Struggle During COVID-19

jamies July 3, 2020 Addiction, Mental Health, Recovery

When someone thinks of an alcoholic they may imagine someone with messed up clothes, bad hair, no job, and maybe no place to live. This is often far from the …

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Vaping Illness Outbreak: Is Vaping Bad for You?

Shannon Brutsche September 17, 2019 Addiction, Family

There’s no avoiding it: this mysterious vaping illness is all over news outlets and social media. Until recently, vaping dangers have been clouded (no pun intended) by smoke ring competitions, ...
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Good to Know: Program Questions You Should Ask Treatment Facilities

Shannon Brutsche September 10, 2019 Addiction, Family, Treatment

In today’s world, all it takes is a quick Yelp search to find the answer to virtually any question you have about a business. Does this restaurant have vegan options? ...
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International Overdose Awareness Day: A Stand for Solidarity

Shannon Brutsche August 26, 2019 Addiction

“We like people who are similar to us.” — Robert B. Cialdini, Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion All of us are guilty of contributing to a stigma against something we ...
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stages of change

Stages of Change: How to Overcome Addiction

Shannon Brutsche August 19, 2019 Addiction, Recovery

Watching someone you love fall deeper into the toxic behaviors spawned by their addiction is torture. Among other things, it no doubt led you to do a quick Google search: ...
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childhood drug prevention

Does Childhood Drug Prevention Actually Work?

Shannon Brutsche August 5, 2019 Addiction, Family

Raise your hand if you remember sitting in your middle school’s auditorium pretending to listen to an overly-excited stranger host a D.A.R.E. assembly. Obviously, I can’t see you raise your ...
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Substance Abuse in Music: Should We Be Concerned?

Shannon Brutsche July 29, 2019 Addiction

If you take a look at the top 20 played songs on your Spotify, what would you find in the lyrics? Chances are a good percentage of those lyrics contain ...
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