Nicotine and addiction often go hand in hand. From those who are just addicted to cigarettes to those who drink or use drugs and who also smoke. So what, if any, are the benefits of recovery? And what are the pitfalls? So just what is nicotine? According to the US National Library of Medicine, tobacco
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According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), about two-thirds (66.6%) of people aged 12 or older reported in 2014 that they drank alcohol in the past 12 months, with 6.4% meeting criteria for an alcohol use disorder. Unfortunately for those in the LGBTQ community, pressures can be nominally higher. According to the
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Sobriety is hard enough for men – but a healthy diet can help in all sorts of ways. One of the first questions many treatment centers ask is about nutrition; from how much, how often, and what a person eats during the day. According to US News, a popular acronym can help you remember the
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St. Patrick’s Day this year falls on Saturday, March 17th – a day that many people in recovery find especially daunting, especially because St. Patrick’s Day is ranked as one of the Top Four US drinking holidays. But there are some ways to enjoy the day that are healthy, productive, and empowering. You’ll want to
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The country knows how tragic and all-consuming the opioids epidemic has become. According to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (the CDC), opioids – including prescription opioids, heroin, and fentanyl) killed over 42,000 people in 2016 alone. This amounts to the highest annual rate of death in the US from opioids yet – but
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