IDLE HANDS: TIPS TO KEEP YOURSELF BUSY & MAINTAIN SOBRIETY

Windmill Wellness One of the most common challenges people struggling with addiction face is what to do instead of their bad habits. Some may fear they cannot have fun without drugs or alcohol, while others are simply new to sober…

31 Tips to Boost Your Mental Health

Mental Health America 1. Track gratitude and achievement with a journal. Include 3 things you were grateful for and 3 things you were able to accomplish each day. 2. Start your day with a cup of co­ffee. Coff­ee consumption is linked to lower rates…

Veterans speak about substance abuse and PTSD…in Virtual Reality

John Riley A friend of mine named Syrmor Shiraz also know as just “Syrmor” on Youtube is a interviewer who speaks to many people online in a therapy session atmosphere. He has 1.1 million subscribers and for some reason. I…

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The Power of Positivity in Addiction Recovery in Minneapolis

Optionsfamily.com When it comes to building a new life in addiction recovery from drugs or alcohol, the power of positivity is often underestimated. Focusing on long-term happiness can help each person live life to the fullest, in recovery from alcohol…

Being Thankful

EDITORIAL BY THE PUBLISHER Today is Thanksgiving and there is a lot to be thankful for whether we know it or not! Mental health and substance use recovery is not an easy road but with our friends and family to…

How to Treat Both Trauma and Addiction

Single-gender sessions, and power in numbers. Lantie Elisabeth Jorandby M.D. Reviewed by Vanessa Lancaster Trauma is an emotional response to a terrible event. Trauma experienced during childhood may be especially harmful and long-lasting. Some people with unresolved trauma will turn…

L.A. Times report that Tom Petty’s death is still a hard reminder for aging rockers and opioid addiction.

BY RANDY LEWIS (This original article has paragraphs that have been omitted for context to opioid addiction) When Tom Petty was rushed to a hospital one year ago in full cardiac arrest, two words immediately sprang to many minds: Not again….

CDC issues new guidelines for opioid prescriptions

Will Stone & Pien Huang The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued new guidance for clinicians on how and when to prescribe opioids for pain. Released Thursday, this revamps the agency’s 2016 recommendations which some doctors and patients have criticized…

Combating the Opioid Epidemic in New Hampshire

Representative Chris Pappas of New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District Note from the Publisher: Election time is coming up and living in an important primary state such as New Hampshire I wanted to share what Mr. Pappas considered one of our…

Combating the Opioid Epidemic in New Hampshire

State issue presented by Congressman Chris Pappas – New Hampshire 1st congressional district For all too many New Hampshire families, the opioid crisis is deeply personal. Far more action must be taken at all levels to save lives and curb…

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