- A Look at Post-Acute Withdrawal Syndrome
Withdrawal symptoms can be a significant roadblock in your efforts to leave drugs or alcohol behind. That is because the rigors of withdrawal can be as damaging to your physical and mental health as continued substance use can be. Many people—particularly those who try to give up drugs or alcohol… Read more: A Look at Post-Acute Withdrawal Syndrome - Notes from The A-Team: You Need an A-Plus Plan
Way back in the 1980s, an action-adventure series called The A-Team was wildly popular. Each episode started with a quick review of the team’s origin story: In 1972, a crack commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn’t commit. These men promptly escaped… Read more: Notes from The A-Team: You Need an A-Plus Plan - Revisiting Some Busted Myths About Substance Use Disorders
Some time ago, we wrote a series of blogs focused on various myths about substance use disorders. We used the popular science show MythBusters as our model, and over the course of three blog entries, we considered some of the things you might hear people say—they might even say these… Read more: Revisiting Some Busted Myths About Substance Use Disorders - Help for the Helpers – Advice for Getting a Loved One Into Treatment
Discovering that someone you love is struggling with a substance use disorder can be a very emotional experience. You might feel angry with your loved one or with the person who introduced them to drugs. You might feel a sense of panic because you are worried that your loved one… Read more: Help for the Helpers – Advice for Getting a Loved One Into Treatment - Cravings Can Be Persistent Like a Barking Dog
In a recent blog post, we wrote about our new doggy co-workers, Moose and Bear. We explored the various ways in which animals can be helpful to a person in recovery from a substance use disorder. As we noted in that post, animals can provide a useful reflection of a… Read more: Cravings Can Be Persistent Like a Barking Dog