Helping someone who has depression can be a challenge. If your loved one is facing clinical depression, it is normal to feel lost and uncertain about how to support them. However, your support can make a huge difference in them getting the help they need. Supporting your loved one is a kind and wonderful thing … Read more
If you have a loved one going through addiction recovery, you have some work ahead of you to learn how best to support them. Without education, your efforts to show support may be ineffective at best and counterproductive at worst. Learning about how addiction forms and what it takes to maintain recovery can benefit you … Read more
You may have heard that the relapse rate among people in addiction recovery is relatively high. Research shows that about two-thirds of recovering individuals relapse after completing initial treatment. This may seem disheartening to hear if you are supporting a loved one going through rehab and recovery. However, relapse is often part of the journey. … Read more
Addiction recovery is like an uphill marathon. Things can get tough, and you may feel all is lost, including past efforts. Recovering individuals need motivation and a sense of hope to keep them going. There are many ways you can motivate your loved one to stay hopeful in recovery. The Importance of Continuous Motivation During … Read more
Do you have a loved one who struggles with addiction but denies that there is a problem? Denial is one of the most common obstacles that must be overcome when seeking addiction treatment. Unfortunately, many people who struggle with addiction refuse to admit they have a problem. Some even go to great lengths to conceal … Read more
Substance use disorder (SUD) may lead to many unfavorable outcomes such as infectious disease transmission, organ failures, suicides, and overdose deaths. For years, public health professionals and experts in the field of addiction and recovery have researched how to reduce the harm associated with using substances. Harm reduction is necessary to meet people where they … Read more
Addiction affects not only the people who use substances but their family and close friends around them. There can be a lot of challenges for the people who want to be as supportive as possible towards a loved one’s recovery. If you are supporting someone through treatment and recovery, educating yourself on addiction’s causes and … Read more
