Recovery

Careers in Addiction Recovery: What You Need to Know

If you find yourself searching for the right career path or in need of a strong purpose in life, becoming part of the addiction-treatment community ...

By: Patti Richards

10.6.18

How Self-Awareness Aids Recovery

Millions of people struggle with substance abuse and addiction each year. SAMHSA’s National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) found that in 2012, ...

5.11.17

What Is It Like to Live in Recovery?

Each year, millions of people who struggle with drug addictions get professional help and receive addiction rehabilitation treatment. For many people, the idea of rehabilitation ...

1.29.17

Why There Is More to Recovery than Sobriety

Many people see recovery as simply deciding to stop using a substance and committing to long-term sobriety. This is far from the truth, however. Recovering ...

8.18.16

Can Recovery Bring Greater Things?

Recovering from substance abuse or addiction is a challenging and long-term process that requires commitment and perseverance to work. SAMHSA’s 2012 ...

6.17.16

Reflections on National Recovery Month— and Why Celebrating Recovery Matters

When a grassroots initiative grows into something with a spirit and momentum of its own, one begins to suspect that this movement might have an ...

By: Beth Burgess

10.12.15

Why Recovery Is Better than Drug Abuse

Each year, millions of Americans deal with drug abuse. Most of these people struggle with their drug abuse alone, never seeking out professional help. But ...

10.1.15

What Kind of Housing Should I Choose in Recovery?

A lot of people who struggle with addiction never seek out professional help. SAMHSA’s 2012 National Survey on Drug Use and ...

9.4.15

Five Ways to Find Balance in Your Recovery Lifestyle

Recovering from substance abuse or addiction is a complex and long process. Although some people believe that recovery means simply ending the substance abuse or ...

6.15.15

Dealing with the Speed Bumps of Recovery

Recovering from addiction is a slow and complicated process. Although many people think that addiction recovery simply involves ending the abuse of an addictive substance, ...

2.9.15