Life after recovery from addiction can feel as if you’ve stepped into someone else’s world. Drug use is a habit that requires the individual to formulate his or her entire lifestyle based on acquiring, using, and recovering from drugs. Once …
If you or a loved one is in need of drug and alcohol addiction treatment, the different levels of service can be overwhelming. Learning how to choose the right addiction treatment program can help you reach your goals in recovery. …
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Congratulations, you’ve completed residential treatment for substance abuse and are now an alumnus of the program. The medical care and individual therapy you received enabled you to get sober. Through hard work and a willingness to try new things, you’ve …
Often the biggest challenge for those living with a substance use disorder is recognizing the problem and asking for help. While addiction support may be readily available, the experience of asking for help often feels more painful than stepping on …
How many times in your life have you been asked, “Are you an introvert or an extrovert?” This is a common friendship-building question and one used to help individualize substance abuse treatment here at The Right Step. While we may …
While many people may be aware that drug and alcohol abuse can significantly change an individual’s life, they may not know how much of a challenge it can be for some people to achieve and maintain sobriety when detox and …
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 …
The decision to go to an addiction detox program can bring up wildly different emotions ranging from excitement to despair. Sometimes these intense emotions can make it difficult to get the ball rolling and begin the step of abstaining and …
The elements of emotional intelligence have more going for them than the alliterative way they dance off the tongue. Using the facets of emotional intelligence is vital to assess and create safe spaces to process and protect yourself from threats …
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Recovery should feel like hope. But for many who live with addiction, the magnitude of the unknown in recovery can be paralyzing. Uncertainty about what your future holds can stop you from breaking free of the chains of addiction and …