addiction recovery
Drug Take-Back Day Postponed Due to COVID-19
Every six months, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) hosts the National Take-Back Initiative, an event to promote the safe disposal of prescription…
6 Signs You Need Treatment Now
With the peak of the COVID-19 crisis just around the corner, everyone is scrambling to keep themselves safe and healthy. However, many…
Just Jordan – Using Music to Combat Stress
Jordan G. is back this week with another vlog, this time sharing about how music has helped her relieve stress during social…
Just Jordan – Mental Health in Quarantine
This week I decided to talk about how we can keep up good mental health in quarantine. Because I’ve struggled with this…
Why Treatment is Essential During a Pandemic
By now, the majority of people in the United States are currently practicing some form of social distancing or self-quarantine. With the…
Commemorating GLSEN’s Day of Silence
Being a member of the LGBTQ+ community has never been easy. Even with all of the forward movement over the course of…
Addiction: Is It A Disease or A Choice?
It’s common these days to hear people assert that addiction is an illness, but what exactly does that mean? The implications are primarily social and psychological. People will view an addict differently if they believe that they are suffering from an affliction rather than making a lifestyle choice. Also, a person attempting to recover from addiction will be more likely to seek help if they believe that they suffer from a treatable illness….
Celebrating Our Nurses for World Health Day
Every year, the World Health Organization (WHO) celebrates World Health Day. Like the WHO, Recovery Unplugged’s goal is to provide everyone we…
How to Celebrate National Beer Day in Recovery
When someone mentions that National Beer Day is coming up, it’s unlikely that your first thought is root beer. For many people…
5 Children’s Books That Discuss Drugs and Alcohol
Many people often refer to addiction as a family disease. This is because everyone in the family, especially the children, are impacted…
Do You Have A Sports Addiction?
We may chuckle reading about addiction associated with sports, but for some it is a very sad reality that can consume their time, money and relationships. Most of us have a favorite team or hometown hero that we root for during their respective season. Professional sports logos and news are everywhere, inundating our news so much that there are several stations devoted to sports coverage. I am guessing you can think of a friend or family member that is the self-proclaimed biggest fan of a local football or baseball team. I am not saying by any means that liking sports or even having season tickets is considered addiction. Just with most things in life, most things are healthy in moderation (we never condone drug use). But let’s take it a step forward. How much does a sports team’s success or failure affect your life? Let’s examine the aspects of this very real addiction….
Parents of Alumni Share for I Want You to be Happy Day
As a parent, it can be easy to feel helpless when you see your child struggling with things that are making them…
Recovery Unplugged Celebrates Social Workers’ Month
Social Workers are the backbone of much of the work we do here at Recovery Unplugged. They are among the front lines…
Black Success Stories: Honoring Recovering Addicts in Music
There are stories of struggle, success, and overcoming obstacles in every community. For Black History Month, Recovery Unplugged has decided to highlight…
Rebuilding and Repairing Relationships After Addiction
In order to start rebuilding and repairing relationships after addiction, you have to rebuild yourself into a new person. It’s significant to…
Dating in Recovery: Are You Ready?
The disease of addiction is a disease of isolation, which is why community and relationships can be very positive. However, when it…
Is Couples Drug Rehab Possible?
Can Couples Go To Rehab Together? The consensus seems to be that while couples’ drug rehab is possible, the reality is that…
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….
Stigma Still Impacts Every Part of Addiction Recovery
In case those affected can’t feel it every day, it’s been confirmed that stigma is present in all areas of addiction recovery….