Addiction Recovery Blog

Adverse Childhood Experiences

ACEs May Heighten Health Risks Later in Life   People who go through significant trauma while growing up may have a shorter life expectancy. When combined with factors like genetics...

mission act

The Mission Act is a Veterans Community Care Program launched by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) on June 6, 2019. The act aimed to improve the VA Healthcare...

work after rehab

Returning to work after rehab is a challenging and essential step in recovery, but it’s a step you can take one day at a time. After completing a drug or...

cognitive distortions addiction

Many mental healthcare experts believe how an individual thinks affects how they use alcohol and act. Negative beliefs and thoughts that come automatically are referred to as cognitive distortions.  ...

ptsd

Post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, is a condition that can develop after experiencing or witnessing a severely traumatic event. It could be a murder, rape, terrorist act, natural disaster, battle,...

endorphins-addiction-recovery

Addiction is a complex disease that affects nearly every aspect of brain functioning and health. Nowhere is this more apparent than at the brain’s reward center. This brain region within...