Recovery Resources
The Benefits of Quitting Alcohol
We all know how dangerous alcohol is. Many of us and the people we care about have been severely impacted and even…
My Loved One Overdosed, Now What?
Experiencing your loved one suffering an overdose can be terrifying and unexpected. What’s the proper way to respond to the situation? How…
New Year’s Resolutions and Addiction Recovery
The promise of the New Year makes optimists out of most of us. We feel empowered by the symbolic new beginning that…
Setting New Year’s Goals In Drug Treatment
“Progress is the word that charms their ears and stirs their hearts.” – Woodrow Wilson
Why do we make resolutions? It seems like a tall order. However, resolutions always made in good intention because the focus of every resolution is progress. What is progress? People often get into arguments about what constitutes progress. Some say that what others regard as progress is not progress at all. Some people evaluate progress in relation to their notion of an ideal state of the world or themselves. To us progress is making a real effort even if that just means asking for help.
For those suffering from addiction just making a resolution will not due. Resolutions to get clean and sober are made a lot (whether at New Year’s or any other time), the first step is the hardest. We are so proud of anyone who makes the first step of getting help. It is the first step towards a goal or progress towards the goal of being in recovery. Goals play a big part in recovery. Once a person learns their purpose in their quest to defeat drug addiction and/or alcohol abuse. By simply setting goals will not sufficiently motivate a person attempting recovery to give up an addiction. The best way to do this is setting “SMART” goals….
Staying Sober on New Year’s Eve
People in recovery often feel like they have their noses pressed against the glass on New Year’s Eve. The holidays are supposed…
5 Ways Recovery Unplugged Integrates Music into Addiction Recovery
One of the first things clients and their loved ones ask when they research our organization is how we specifically use music…
What Peter Tork’s Alcohol and Drug Addiction Struggle Says about Reinvention in Recovery
Last week the music and performance art world said goodbye to Peter Tork, bass player for The Monkees. Tork passed away on…
VINCE STAPLES SPEAKS ON UNBROKEN SOBRIETY AND AVOIDING DRUGS AND ALCOHOL
It’s a common and dangerous misconception that substance use and the creative process are directly intertwined; that bands and recording artists do…
Is Your Career Making You Use?: Jobs with the Highest Rates of Alcohol and Drug Addiction
Everyone’s job is stressful, right? Even the people who beat the alarm clock every morning and race with enthusiasm to the most…
SLEEP DISORDERS AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Sleep problems caused by addiction are known as substance-induced sleep disorders, and a person’s sleep habits are known as sleep hygiene. The…
How Does The Marchman Act Help Address Addiction in Families?
What do you do when a family member or loved one struggles with substance abuse and is unwilling to seek treatment? The…
Pursuing and Maintaining Dignity in Addiction Recovery
It takes a tremendous amount of courage and dignity to acknowledge and seek help for drug or alcohol addiction; however, it may…
Common Signs and Symptoms of Opiate Addiction
Opiate addiction is at an epidemic level in the US and worldwide. Three million Americans have had or currently suffer from opioid…
Understanding The Burden Of Guilt and Shame In Addiction Recovery
Key Points: Guilt and shame are powerful negative emotions that can make a recovery more challenging. Guilt is saying, “I did something…
Recovery Unplugged Texas Receives JACHO’s Gold Seal of Approval
In another demonstration of their commitment to the highest quality of care for the patients they serve, Recovery Unplugged is delighted to…
Finding An Effective Addiction Outreach Program
The American addiction and overdose crisis has taught us many things, two of the most important of which are that community involvement…
The Importance of Community in Preventing Addiction
Very often, when we think about the growing addiction epidemic in the United States, and the need for drug and alcohol addiction…
Unpacking and Dispelling the Concept of Rock-Bottom
It’s one of the oldest tropes in addiction recovery, and an assertion that’s been repeated for decades: You have to hit what is known as “rock-bottom” before you realize you have a problem with drugs or alcohol and need help. Simply put, rock-bottom represents the point at which a person’s life becomes so far out of control that they can’t help but see that they need help, this can include anything from a near-fatal overdose to incarceration to having one’s child taken away and a variety of other nightmare scenarios. The idea is that something so bad and so catastrophic has to happen to a person before they make positive steps in their lives and realize the full scope of damage that addiction has inflicted on their relationships and quality of life….
Common Types of Supplemental Treatment Therapies
No treatment program should be identical to another. The issues and circumstances that trigger substance abuse are as unique to each individual…
Sing Your Life: The Positive Impact of Singing on the Brain
Ever notice how we often sing when we’re excited, exuberant or motivated? This is not a coincidence. Nor is it a coincidence…
Elements of An Effective Aftercare Plan
Key Points: Aftercare is low-intensity care following detox, inpatient, or outpatient treatment. Relapse is incredibly common following addiction treatment. Finding a new…