I love the outdoors and self-help books (shout out to the amazing Brene Brown) and I truly believe that the outdoors can heal a broken heart; however, I continually hear other individuals state how ...

Background: The self-help groups Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Narcotics Anonymous (NA) are very well established. AA and NA employ a 12-step program and are found in most large cities around the ...

Relapse prevention is why most people seek treatment, and with opioid use disorders (OUDs), there’s about a 90 percent relapse rate. This article explains why and how specific sayings from self-help ...

The journey through addiction recovery often begins with well-meaning attempts to quit through personal determination or casual support networks. However, when dealing with substance dependence, these ...

The descent into drug abuse and addiction can start in different places and follow different paths. Both men were raised in stable, respectable families. Both were regularly in church and rarely ...

First, using an addictive substance causes the release of a chemical messenger called dopamine in the reward network, which ...

Addiction is one of those things that shakes an entire family, not just the person going through it. When the one struggling is your sibling, the bond makes it even more personal. You want to protect ...

If you’re a reader, and you’re on Instagram, chances are the algorithm has fed you posts promising that “this book will change your life” or touting “five books that made me successful.” These claims ...