Relapse

10 Ridiculous Things That Could Only Happen in a Halfway House Living in a halfway house is its own special beast. It’s definitely a good idea to move into a halfway or sober house before getting your own place or moving back home but, there are definitely some interesting things that... Learn More

For Parents: How Reliable Are Home Drug Tests? When you think (or know but need proof) your child is using drugs, it is usually the go-to response to drug test them. How reliable are home drug tests, though? For me, it was always a scare tactic for my... Learn More

Celebrity in Recovery Profile: Macklemore [caption id="attachment_11114" align="aligncenter" width="409"] www.wifflegif.com[/caption] Multiplatinum lyricist Macklemore, best known for his hit “Thrift Shop,” broke his anonymity in a Rolling Stone interview earlier this year. In fact, Macklemore also revealed that he struggles to maintain his sobriety while out... Learn More

5 Ways to Avoid Triggers A trigger is anything that brings back thoughts, feelings, and memories that have to do with drug use. Often referred to as “people, places, and things” because the typical triggers usually fall into one of these categories, triggers are objects,... Learn More

Drug Treatment in Middlesex County If you have become physically dependent on alcohol or other drugs and find that you can’t stop, even if you want to, then getting drug treatment in Middlesex County can help you turn your life around. The Benefit of Getting... Learn More

Desperate Times Call for Desperate Measures-Dealing with Living in a Halfway House Today’s blog was inspired by this latest bit of “recovery”-related news: http://www.wptv.com//dpp/news/region_s_palm_beach_county/boca_raton/boca-raton-police-investigate-the-case-of-a-woman-stuffed-into-a-duffel-bag A man stopped by police after someone reported seeing something suspicious “told police that he was staying at the Boca House, a sober living halfway house for men,... Learn More

7 Most Common Relapse Excuses…and How to Avoid Them Relapse Defined A relapse can be defined as to fall or slide back into a former state. When someone who abused alcohol or other drugs relapses, it means that they have returned to using their DOC (drug of choice) after... Learn More

Opinion: Is it OK to take antidepressants in sobriety? Within the culture of the 12 Step program, you will hear this often said: No mood or mind-altering drug. I can see how some might say antidepressants qualify as mood-altering; confusing these mood-stabilizing drugs as somehow mood-altering. But that is... Learn More

Once an Addict, Always an Addict? Disease Theory of Addiction Substance abuse and addiction is believed to involve permanent changes to the brain structure and function. According to the disease theory of addiction, it is possible for people to stop the addictive behavior, but they will... Learn More

How many people relapse after rehab? Many will say that relapse is a part of the nature of addiction but might add that it isn’t necessarily a part of everyone’s journey through recovery. The current working definition of addiction is that it is a chronic, progressive,... Learn More

Stuff People in Rehab Romances Say We all know these people. In fact we all might have been people or we are these people. You know the ones I am talking about: the people in rehab romances. They are all excited and on their phone a... Learn More

Is using steroids in recovery a relapse? What are steroids? Steroids, specifically anabolic steroids, are synthetic substances related to the male sex hormones (e.g., testosterone). They promote the growth of skeletal muscle (anabolic effects) and the development of male sexual characteristics (androgenic effects) in both males and... Learn More

10 Ridiculous Things That Could Only Happen in a Halfway House

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