by Keenen Diamond | Apr 12, 2021 | Relapse and Recovery, Addiction Treatment, Alcoholism, Recovery, Sobriety
White-knuckle sobriety refers to the practice of desperately holding onto sobriety without working a recovery program. Many programs stress the impossibility of maintaining sobriety by sheer force of will, but there are some—few and far between—who can for some time....
by Keenen Diamond | Apr 9, 2021 | Alcoholism, Addiction Treatment, Substance Abuse, Treatment
For many years, alcohol use disorder, or alcoholism, has been known as a threefold disease that affects the mind, body, and spirit. Within the disease, three parts are referred to as the spiritual malady, the physical allergy, and the mental obsession. These...
by Keenen Diamond | Apr 3, 2021 | Q&A, Addiction Treatment, Alcoholism, Health and Wellness, Recovery, Substance Abuse
If you’ve ever heard the phrase “one day at a time,” you may have wondered exactly what that means in recovery. At face value, it seems quite simple—we don’t drink or use drugs during our day, without considering whether we will or will not tomorrow. However, “one day...
by Keenen Diamond | Mar 17, 2021 | Life in Recovery, Addiction Treatment, Alcoholism, Drug Abuse, Recovery, Relapse and Recovery, Sobriety
What would a sober St. Patrick’s Day mean to you? Any sober holiday is a big deal for men and women battling addiction. It means finding joy in that holiday but not having to turn to alcohol or drugs to do so. That may be what you used to do, but today, you have a new...
by Keenen Diamond | Jan 30, 2021 | Health and Wellness, Addiction Treatment, Drug Abuse, Q&A
Most illegal substances have unseen physical health effects. Rarely do we consider the potential health risks to our bodies if they are not externally apparent. Nearly every illegal substance negatively affects the heart in both short and long terms ways. Stimulants...
