Do I Need Dual Diagnosis Treatment? Addiction Recovery, Alcohol and Drug Treatment, Drug Abuse, Drug Addiction, Mental HealthBy The Right StepMay 15, 2020Addiction is an incredibly challenging disease that can be linked to mental health quite often. However, you may not be sure whether your depression and anxiety came first or if your drug use started it all. You may ask questions about what is happening to you. You may ask, do I need dual diagnosis treatment?”…
What Is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Do I Need It? Addiction Recovery, Positive RecoveryBy The Right StepMay 8, 2020When you are facing drug and alcohol addiction, you want to choose the very best treatment option that is available to you. There are many options out there. It is confusing to know which one could be a good fit for your needs. One question many ask is about CBT. What is cognitive-behavioral therapy? It…
How a 12 Step Program Helps Recovery: Is It Right for You? 12 Step, Addiction, Addiction RecoveryBy The Right StepApril 26, 2020There are several different types of drug and alcohol addiction treatment options today. Most people will find one or more that can help them to achieve their goals of living a healthy life by getting to recovery. Yet, it’s hard to know when any program can help. One of the most common is the 12…
Recovery Coaching and Communication Addiction RecoveryBy The Right StepApril 17, 2020Denial is a part of addiction. Denial of the addiction problem also includes not being open and honest about the symptoms and the severity of alcohol and drug addiction. There are many reasons why people who struggle with addiction do not talk to physicians, family, or friends. One reason why is that they themselves do…
Is It Possible to Improve the Heroin Addiction Recovery Rate? Addiction, Addiction Recovery, Alcohol and Drug Treatment, Drug Abuse, Drug Addiction, Effects of Drugs, Heroin Addiction, Heroin Effects, Substance AbuseBy The Right StepMarch 22, 2020Heroin relapse is a problem that plagues many people with addiction, even after they go through the process of drug rehabilitation. As a result, the heroin addiction recovery rate is often heavily debated among medical professionals. Fully understanding this aspect of your treatment is a critical way of ensuring that you don’t run into any complications during…
How Recovery Can Help You Live a Better-Than-Normal Life Addiction Recovery, Recovery, Substance AbuseBy The Right StepFebruary 13, 2020If 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 seven positive actions or elements of recovery to help you create, and live, a better-than-normal…
An Overview of the Common Steps Toward Successful Rehab Addiction Recovery, RecoveryBy The Right StepFebruary 11, 2020Successful substance rehab is a process that unfolds in stages. While the details of any given program may differ, the overall goals remain largely the same. An overview of the common steps toward successful rehab could be vital to you understanding the process. An Overview of the Common Steps Toward Successful Rehab Step 1: Development…
Date Night Ideas When Your Spouse Is a Recovering Alcoholic Addiction, Addiction Recovery, RecoveryBy The Right StepFebruary 5, 2020Your recovering alcoholic spouse is going through a difficult time and so are you. Overcoming alcoholism is a serious business and you’re doing everything you can to offer support, encouragement, and love during a time of major adjustment for both of you. To help you, we want to offer several date night ideas when your…
Are Your Loved Ones Harming Your Addiction Recovery? Addiction, Addiction Recovery, Positive RecoveryBy The Right StepJanuary 27, 2020When you’re recovering from addiction, the people who love you the most are probably very happy and relieved. Often they are so glad you’re sober that they want to do everything they can to help you on your recovery journey. Some may try to help you a little too much. You may find yourself asking…
‘SOBER’: A 5-Point Survival Guide to Your First Year Post-Rehab Addiction RecoveryBy The Right StepJanuary 16, 2020Surviving your first-year post-rehab can sound as daunting as playing Minecraft for the very first time … without a manual … and in a foreign language. You’re spending much of your time moving, disassembling and putting back together big chunks of your life, like arranging cubic building blocks on a screen. And if the sand,…
