Addiction Therapies: Which One Works Best?
When it comes to recovering from addiction, therapy from a qualified psychologist, psychiatrist or psychotherapist is an essential part of the equation, along with pharmaceutical intervention, when necessary, and peer group therapy. Patient engagement through therapy has been shown to be a major key to…
Do Medications Help with Sobriety?: Non-Addictive Meds For Cravings & Mental Illness
If you’re a recovering addict or you are considering therapy and rehabilitation for an addiction to drugs or alcohol, you may be wondering what medications are available for you to help curb cravings and feelings of anxiety, depression and other mental problems while recovering from…
How Mindfulness Helps with Addiction Recovery
Much like any other treatment for mental health disorders, there’s no one-size-fits-all path for addiction recovery. The best thing you can do for your sobriety, as well as your mental health, is to look at your options like a menu: you don’t have to choose…
The Biopsychosocial Model of Addiction
Recovery from addicction is a difficult path, but millions of people have recovered. Different tools provided by programs like Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous have helped many people. Therapy also helps with people assisting people to get to the root causes of their addiction and…
How to Stay Sober on St. Patrick’s Day
Early recovery is difficult for most people because you have to learn how to change people, places, and things. While there are many people in your life who can help to foster your recovery, there are old friends who may make your recovery hard to…
5 Proven Ways to Maintain Willpower When Craving
Throughout the years, there have been many misconceptions about the disease of addiction. Before programs like Alcoholics Anonymous started, treatment facilities believed those with an addiction to alcohol or drugs were hopeless. Later, Alcoholics Anonymous presented the idea that addiction is a disease. Here we…
How to Cope With Anxiety Without Using Substances
Anxiety is one of the most common mental health conditions in the world. There are several different types of anxiety disorders, and an estimated 18% of U.S. adults struggle with anxiety disorder symptoms. Although anxiety is a distressing and common addiction, it is highly treatable….
Join the No Matter What Club: Staying Sober Despite the Situation
One of the biggest myths surrounding rehab and treatment is that once someone gets sober, life will go straight back to normal. Does reaching initial sobriety mean that life becomes perfect? Not at all. One of the most significant things someone who enters recovery must…
Is Sober Living Right for You After Treatment?
The trickiest part of addiction sometimes has nothing to do with kicking the habit itself, and more to do with reframing your lifestyle to prevent unhealthy habits from crawling back into your world. This process can be almost as painful as detoxing. Though sober living…
What are the Benefits of Choosing Gender-Specific Addiction Treatment?
Thousands of people across the country leave rehab facilities every month. After successfully completing a rehab program and transitioning back to daily life after recovery is a delicate process. The fewer distractions and temptations that a person has, the better. Returning to “normal” life comes…
Author – Chris Howard
Chris Howard is the Founder and Director of Ethos Recovery. He has a B.A. in Psychology from UCLA and has served as a community advocate/mentor for men and women in recovery since 2010.