by Keenen Diamond | Jul 24, 2018 | Addiction Treatment, Drug Abuse
Addiction is a complex disease that affects mental, physical, and spiritual health. The complexity of the disease means that it requires daily maintenance and recovery practices to maintain sobriety. There is no cure for addiction, but that does not mean sobriety is...
by Keenen Diamond | Jul 24, 2018 | Drug Abuse, Q&A
Many people do not understand the true nature of the disease of addiction. Rather than accepting that addiction is a chronic and compulsive disease, they tend to assume that addiction is the result of immorality. This misconception about the nature of addiction can...
by Keenen Diamond | Jul 23, 2018 | Addiction Treatment, Recovery
Cravings are an unfortunate fact of life in early sobriety. We will experience times when we feel like our desires for the familiar comfort of drugs and alcohol are overwhelming. Eventually, we will reach a point in our recovery where we are not tempted by drugs and...
by Keenen Diamond | Jul 23, 2018 | Addiction Treatment, Q&A
Addiction is a complex issue. Some argue that it is solely a brain disease, some who argue that it is entirely spiritual, and some who argue against addiction being a disease at all. The truth is that addiction is a disease, albeit a complicated one. It affects the...
by Keenen Diamond | Jul 20, 2018 | Addiction Treatment, Life in Recovery
The first thirty days of sobriety can be the most difficult. We are in a position where we want to overcome alcohol and drug addiction but have yet to develop the coping skills and engagement with a recovery program necessary to live happily, joyously, and freely in...
