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Academy Award Winner Marlee Matlin Commemorates 30 Years of Sobriety
Academy Award winner Marlee Matlin took to Twitter on January 10th to commemorate a particularly significant occasion: 30 years, to the day, since she got sober. The now…
Read more →How Can I Support a Loved One in Recovery?
As a person moves through the stages of addiction treatment, family members and friends are often left with a sense of helplessness. Guilt, resentment, loss, and loneliness are…
Read more →Alcoholism in America: The Ways in Which "Risky Drinking" Affects Us
A new HBO documentary, titled Risky Drinking, premiered last month. The film, which was produced in collaboration with the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), aims…
Read more →Fentanyl: The Rising Opioid Crisis, and the Facts You Need to Know
Up to 40 times more powerful than heroin—and up to 100 times more powerful than morphine—fentanyl, a synthetic opioid, has steadily contributed to recent overdoses and overdose-related deaths…
Read more →How Can Certain Supplements Aid in Opiate Detox?
Detox is the first step on the path to recovery. In recent times, many detox aids have emerged, including medications and supplements that have been specifically designed to…
Read more →A Note on New Year’s Eve: Moving Forward
As the year winds down into its final hours, I am reminded by the beauty of beginnings. This year has been a challenging one for many. It has…
Read more →RECO Reads: Five Addiction Memoirs to Read in 2017
The literary genre of memoir has long-served a specific purpose: to connect us, through words, to the stories and struggles of others. Within this world of autobiographical works…
Read more →Things That Have Never Been: Setting Goals for Sobriety in the New Year
“And now we welcome the new year. Full of things that have never been,” wrote Rainer Maria Rilke. Soon 2016 it will come to an end, with…
Read more →Focusing on Health: Nutrition in Recovery
As an individual enters early sobriety, many healing processes begin to take place throughout the body. Chief among these is the recovery of a normal, well-balanced diet—a replenishment…
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