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Just Swing – Golf and Recovery

Just Swing – Golf and Recovery

Keep the head still, grip firm but not too tight, rotate your lower body to start the swing, use your legs to take the club back but don’t forget to keep your left arm straight. Make sure the butt of the club points back at the ball during take away, now feel your hands set…
Growing Up in an Addicted Family

Growing Up in an Addicted Family

Children who are raised in an environment that includes an alcoholic or drug addict, whether that person is a parent, sibling, or some other family member, are at a significant disadvantage when compared to their friends who do not have to cope with a substance abuser. Addicts will ignore the basic needs of their children…
Have you a Sufficient Substitute?

Have you a Sufficient Substitute?

Individuals sometimes make a start on their recovery journey with trepidation, unsure of whether sobriety means being resigned to a righteous and boring life. The elusive draw to dysfunction can make us fearful of being set on a more stable and constant path. We who have experienced real freedom assure those still skeptical that sobriety…
Heart of the Home - The Last Resort Recovery Center

Heart of the Home

The kitchen is often referred to as the “heart of the home.” It is a place to fellowship, work, and nourish the soul. This has been exactly the case at The Last Resort. Since we first opened, clients have always played a role in preparing meals for each other as a way of learning life…
Heavy drinking on the rise in America

Heavy drinking on the rise in America

A study was conducted by the University of Washington recently to research the drinking patterns in the United States; an endeavor intended to help Government and social organizations address drinking problems with more insight and understanding. There are variations in the pattern between each State, but the study found that heavy drinking has been on…
Heroin Addiction Dangers

Heroin Addiction: Its Effects, Dangers, and How to Fight It

What can I do if I’m struggling with heroin addiction? Heroin addiction is a terrible and deadly disease that affects millions of people all around the world. Heroin can have severe long-term impacts on your health, your family, your career, and all areas of your life. And if you’re one of the millions of people…
Heroin—Why Does It Cause Overdose?

Heroin—Why Does It Cause Overdose?

What does heroin do that makes it so dangerous for overdose? Heroin is one of the most addictive and dangerous drugs in the world. And addictions to heroin have been skyrocketing recently. Experts theorize that this could be in part due to the massive popularity of prescription drug addiction. After all, prescription painkillers such as…
Heroin Relapse - How Does Heroin Rehab Help Protect Me?

Heroin Relapse – How Does Heroin Rehab Help Protect Me?

What can I do about heroin addiction and the danger of relapse? If you’re someone who is struggling with heroin addiction, then you know just how dangerous it can be. Heroin is a highly addictive and highly dangerous drug, being with all sorts of severe health consequences, including respiratory damage, cardiovascular damage, neurological damage and…
Holotropic Breathwork and Your Rehab

Holotropic Breathwork and Your Rehab

Are there any creative, holistic methods to approach my drug rehab? After all, drug addiction isn’t just a little problem that effects one isolated part of your life. As you know by now, drug addiction touches every part of your life—from your relationships, to your marriage, family, work, and even your spiritual life. Addiction finds…
Honesty in Recovery

Honesty in Recovery

Honesty is often a casualty of drug and alcohol addiction. An addict will persist in denying that he has a problem. He will lie to friends and family about his conduct and whereabouts. He will ignore or deflect obvious symptoms of his problem, for example, by blaming job problems on sources other than his alcohol…
Hooked on Data: Do You Have a Cell Phone Addiction?

Hooked on Data: Do You Have a Cell Phone Addiction?

Generation Y, or millennials, are a generation of technology users. Born in the early 80’s, millennials hit adulthood around the turn of the century and have helped to set the standards and expectations for upcoming generations of youth. If you think about it, the majority of the individuals from this time frame have never known…
Hospital-Based Rehab—Less Effective than Long-Term Rehab

Hospital-Based Rehab—Less Effective than Long-Term Rehab

Where can I go for the drug rehab that fits my needs? If you’re struggling with drug addiction, then it can be very difficult to find the resources that you need to overcome it. Drug addiction is a horrible disease, one that traps the person suffering from it and makes it almost impossible to escape….
Houston Alcoholism - What You Can Do About It

Houston Alcoholism—What You Can Do About It

What can I do about alcoholism in Houston, TX? Texas is state that struggles with alcoholism, and has for a long time. Drinking culture in Texas is well-established, and it’s hard to push back against an environment that encourages drinking. Unfortunately, for people struggling with alcoholism, Houston can be a dangerous place. Your son, father,…
How a Gambling Addiction can Take Its Toll

How a Gambling Addiction can Take Its Toll

A problem that is becoming a greater issue with each passing year, and is causing concern in many countries where public health situations matter, is gambling. Gambling can create problems not only in one’s social life, but can also affect their physical and psychological well-being.As the highs from wins are forgotten under stockpiling losses, stress…
How a Healthy Diet Can Keep You Sober

How a Healthy Diet Can Keep You Sober

An individual who is in an addiction recovery program may be overwhelmed by the many elements and aspects of that program, and he may not want to add any secondary or extraneous pieces into the mix. Maintaining a healthy and balanced diet should be viewed as one of the primary components of the program rather…
How Addiction Hijacks the Brain

How Addiction Hijacks the Brain

The easiest way to define addiction is to describe it as an intense psychological and physical craving for something and continuing its use despite severe consequences in one’s health, relationships, career, and quality of life. How does addiction take control of the brain? Substance addiction completely changes the brain and how it functions. It changes…
How Alcohol and Smoking Go Hand in Hand

How Alcohol and Smoking Go Hand in Hand

Alcohol and tobacco are two of the most deadly drugs in the United States of America. In the past few years, the number of people who smoke regularly has been decreasing, while the number of those who only smoke in social situations has been increasing. The question is, why?The Washington University School of Medicine believes…
How Belief in a Higher Power Impacts Recovery

How Belief in a Higher Power Impacts Recovery

12-Step-Programs 12-step-programs are wildly popular among a high percentage of recovering individuals, not just in the United States, but around the world. Good reasons stand for this regard. The fellowship, the community, the inspirational text of the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, and most importantly, the hope. When our human strength just doesn’t seem to…
How Buprenorphine Blocks Opiates to Treat Addiction

How Buprenorphine Blocks Opiates to Treat Addiction

“Buprenorphine” is the generic name for the active ingredient in the pharmaceutical products, Subutex and Suboxone. Physicians and opiate addiction treatment counselors are increasingly relying upon Buprenorphine therapy over more traditional addiction therapies such as methadone to overcome and defeat heroin and other opiate addictions. Buprenorphine for Opiate Addiction Opioids create intense pleasurable sensations by…
How Can I Tell if I’m Addicted to Drugs?

How Can I Tell if I’m Addicted to Drugs?

How do I know when I’m addicted to drugs? Drug addiction is a horrible disease that affects millions of Americans, and it might just be affecting you and your life. Am I addicted to drugs? The answer to that question can depend on several factors, but there is one major warning sign that could indicate…
How Can Men Face Trauma and Embrace Healing in Recovery?

How Can Men Face Trauma and Embrace Healing in Recovery?

How Can Men Face Trauma and Embrace Healing in Recovery? Trauma in recovery is no easy thing to face for anyone. Men can struggle with it in different ways than women can in that they are facing battles differently and with a different emotional mindset quite often than women. While many men face trauma, not…