Don’t Let Your Recovery Ruin Your Halloween This Year

There are a variety of things to do on Halloween that may impact a recovery addict’s chances of success. However, just because you fought an addiction doesn’t mean that you can’t have fun. Whether you plan to attend a Halloween party or join in on trick-or-treating...

Lavender: Does it Have Real Healing Potential?

For centuries people all across the globe have used lavender for many a purpose. Some used it in cooking, others for treating minor ailments and nowadays if you google “lavender” you’ll no doubt be presented with dozens of articles claiming lavender has nearly...

SCRAM Can Help You Avoid Jail Completely

SCRAM Technology Can tech solve all of our problems? Probably not, but when it comes to avoiding jail time for a drunk driving offense, it can get an addict into a treatment program instead of behind bars. How? Good question. SCRAM bracelets are devices that measure...

Bolster Your Chances of Avoiding Relapse Naturally

A client’s biggest fear after going through an addiction treatment plan is to relapse. With all the chaos of being introduced back into their everyday lives, many former addicts are tempted to drink or use drugs simply because of being exposed to their old haunts and...

Facing Trauma May be the Key to Overcoming Addiction

Dr. Gabor Maté, a renowned addictions expert and best-selling author firmly believes that there is no such thing as an addictive personality. Nor, does he does think of addiction as a disease. Instead, Maté believes that addiction is deep-rooted, and stems from an...

Trauma: We Have it All Wrong

When our heroes come back from a conflict, we breathe a sigh of relief. We think they are safe, that they’ve come home. What we don’t know is that many of our service members will come back and need more help than we could possibly imagine. 71% of Veterans in receipt...