Ex-Meth Addict: ‘Everyone Should Be Looking at Positive Recovery’
Fifty-year-old Stan was not your typical crystal meth addict — until, he says, he was.
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Positive Recovery – The Best of Both Worlds
The recovery movement—Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and all the groups that have subsequently adopted AA’s model—has been helping people get sober since the 1930s. Positive psychology, while a young field within psychology, has been highly influential in treating substance addictions as
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The Right Step Launches Groundbreaking ‘Positive Recovery University’
The Right Step in Houston, the first addiction treatment center in the world to use Positive Recovery, announces the launch of an intensive training program called “The Positive Recovery University” on March 4.
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Helping Our Loved Ones Build Recovery Skills
Nothing can make us feel quite as helpless as watching friends and family struggling with addiction. We may wonder, “what we can do to help our loved ones build recovery skills, “Should I suggest a treatment program?” or, in light
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Overcoming All Obstacles: Resilience in the Recovery Process
Recognizing drug or alcohol abuse or addiction in oneself, a family member or a friend can be more complicated than it seems, filled with obstacles and requiring a deep well of resilience to overcome. An addiction is a chronic disease
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Mentally Preparing For A Life In Recovery
Mentally preparing for a life in recovery can look a lot like stalling. Ruminating on what’s to come, the process of how you will move through each step and the emotions it’ll surface is overwhelming. Have you decided you’re ready
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The Road to Recovery Includes Forgiving Yourself
Overcoming any addiction is challenging. Feelings of regret or remorse will surface, and a desire to revert to old behaviors will emerge. Often, the relationships, lifestyle, and livelihood of one’s life are stripped away – it can be hard to
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What Is Relapse? A Guide for Recovery and Beyond
A relapse is defined as a period of deterioration that happens after a pattern of improvement. In treatment for substance use disorder, relapse occurs when someone in recovery drinks or uses substances again. Consequently, relapse is not an indicator of
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Drinking and Social Media: 4 Tips for Guarding Your Recovery
If you are in recovery from drug or alcohol use disorder, triggers hold a lot of power. A trigger can be a smell, a song, or the sound of ice clinking in a glass. It can also be a social
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How Recovery Can Help You Live a Better-Than-Normal Life
If you recently completed addiction treatment, congratulations! You have gotten over a major hurdle and set a good foundation for a sober lifestyle. As you progress through your recovery process one day at a time, consider incorporating each of these
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