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In a “Hot Topics” article in Phoenix Magazine’s latest volume (Vol. 47 No. 4), we offer the story of one of our alumni as a example of the harm that prescription drug addiction can do to a person. It was a syringe full of medicine that plunged her down the rabbit hole, and medicine that …
Teenagers have many reasons to be online since the creation of social networking. No longer headed for the library, students can do virtually all of their research and homework online. For some parents, it is a challenge to distinguish between necessary Internet use and excessive levels of surfing. A new study recently published in the …
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By George Joseph First in a Series: Leadership We often focus on the problem of addiction more than the results of successful recovery. True, sobriety is a wonderful transformation characteristic of the beauty of humanity. However, the challenge of achieving long-term sobriety can seem unbelievable to those who suffer from addiction. Addiction is a masterful …
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The Importance of Aftercare Making it through drug rehab treatment is a major accomplishment. Nevertheless, despite hard-won gains, there is still more ground to be conquered even after completing the program. It really doesn’t matter if the person in recovery has been using one or several substances, whether or not alcohol was involved or even …
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You know how the way you feel when you wake up seems to color your whole day? Well, when it comes to your attitude, or the way you portray your demeanor, it makes all the difference in the world when you’re in recovery. How can this be so? Don’t we all have the right to …
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“We conquer by continuing.” – George Matheson, Scottish theologian and preacher (1842-1906) If we are feeling like we cannot possibly continue or that what we have to contend with is just too difficult for us to overcome, we need to sit down and have a good talk with ourselves. What we may be going through …