Addiction Treatment & Recovery Blog
Beautiful Boy Movie: Addiction Discussion & Analysis
Beautiful Boy Movie: Addiction Discussion & Analysis Addiction doesn’t just affect people who are abusing drugs or alcohol. It affects the person's family and friends as well, and Beautiful Boy does an amazing job of depicting this. Beautiful Boy is a graphic...
Ways To Brighten Christmas For The Less Fortunate
Ways To Brighten Christmas For The Less Fortunate The holiday season is a time for joy and giving. But, for families and individuals going through hard times, it can be painful. For families already having a hard time buying food and paying bills, knowing they can't...
Important Coping Skills For Addiction Recovery
Important Coping Skills For Addiction Recovery Recovering from an addiction is not an easy feat. It is a lifetime journey and can be even more difficult with triggers around you, with people who can pull you back into addiction, and with the tremendous effort it can...
Addiction Recovery Apps: A New Form of Help
Addiction Recovery Apps: A New Form of Help Technological advancements are solving many of the world’s problems one at a time. Technological development increases options for most people. It also ensures convenience to the users by streamlining processes. One of these...
Drugs In Hollywood: History & Stars Who Don’t Do Drugs
Drugs In Hollywood: History & Stars Who Don't Do Drugs Drugs in Hollywood are part of it's lore. It is one of the underlying reasons why there is a certain romanticism associated with narcotics. People view addicted individuals as rebels, artists, and misunderstood...
Step 2 Of The 12 Steps: Believing In A Higher Power
Step 2 Of The 12 Steps: Believing In A Higher Power About the 12 Steps The 12 steps of the Alcoholic Anonymous provide a step by step guide to people dealing with substance use disorder. Each step is a clear instruction to help patients start to cope with addiction –...
Alcoholism And Anger
Alcoholism and Anger What could be the relationship between alcoholism and anger issues? What could be the reasons behind an alcoholics sudden irritability? There have been instances when a person gets exasperated after the effect of alcohol kicks in. There have been...
Benefits of Having a Dog in Recovery
Benefits of Having a Dog in Recovery *DISCLAIMER: Monarch Shores does not allow pets in any of our treatment facilities There’s a good reason why a dog is a man’s or woman’s best friend. Spending time with animals can provide benefits for humans and animals...
Sober Thanksgiving: Proven Ways To Avoid Relapse
Sober Thanksgiving: Proven Ways To Avoid Relapse Turkey, mashed potatoes, pie – and alcohol? To some people, the Thanksgiving holiday encompasses all of those things. Alcohol might be part of some people’s celebrations because the day before Thanksgiving is often a...
Physical and Mental Health Risks of Marijuana
The United States government and state governments are gradually allowing marijuana use. Some states allow medical marijuana use only for people with a diagnosed condition, such as cancer or glaucoma, while other states have decided to allow recreational use of the...