by Tracey L. Kelley | Aug 28, 2019 | Addiction, Recovery
Many people in recovery are worried about the stigma of being sober. They fear they won’t be able to socialize without being the odd person out, or they dread having to field a lot of questions at work and leisure functions if they choose not to drink. In some...
by Tracey L. Kelley | Aug 8, 2019 | Addiction, Drug Treatment |
Rural Georgia citizens struggle with many issues. From a lack of quality health care and high rates of poverty to few employment opportunities and large prison populations, people outside the state’s metro areas face numerous challenges. Many of these issues are...
by Tracey L. Kelley | Jul 31, 2019 | Addiction, Drug Treatment |
To heal from addiction, men require specific attention. There are numerous societal and gender-based biases that often inhibit a man’s ability to seek treatment and move into recovery. Further, some men need different methods of cognitive behavioral therapy to...
by Tracey L. Kelley | Jul 9, 2019 | Addiction, Recovery |
There’s a direct correlation between trauma and substance abuse. Traumatic situations and their percussive effects show up repeatedly in addiction science studies. People frequently use substances as a coping mechanism to handle various traumatic difficulties....
by Tracey L. Kelley | Jun 22, 2019 | Addiction, Recovery |
The Statistics Relapse is a probability for 40–to–60 percent of individuals after addiction treatment. This is an unfortunate statistic, but it’s not a prediction for your life. Each individual relies on various coping mechanisms and trigger-avoidance techniques...
by Tracey L. Kelley | Apr 19, 2019 | Addiction, Drug Treatment |
A Moving Target What poses a challenge for one person doesn’t necessarily affect another individual, so trying to define “rock bottom” for people struggling with addiction is as easy as hitting a moving target. Certainly the stigmas and myths...
