Beware: Ecstasy Disguised as Halloween Candy If you happen to see colorful superman logo shaped, Facebook “likes” shapes, or domino shaped unwrapped candy in your child’s Halloween treat bag this year, beware. These candy-like pills are NOT candy—they are drugs and, in fact, can be extremely dangerous to children. If you see something like these … Read More
Stop the Drug Abuse Before it Starts Certain individuals are much more susceptible to addictions than others, but there are some key things one can do to prevent drug abuse before it ever begins. On psychcentral.com, four critical factors are listed as important things to do to prevent drug abuse from ever starting. First, it … Read More
Faith, Hope, and Love during Recovery Recovery from any addiction can be hard, long, frustrating, and hopeless at times. However, having faith, hope and love during the recovery process can strengthen you as a recovering addict and can lift those around you as well. Faith: Faith is essential in recovery. Believing that you can and … Read More
Nature Benefits Recovery Time spent in the great outdoors can be both healing and restorative. Many studies show that there are powerful mental, emotional and physical health benefits to spending time outside doing activities and just generally being immersed in nature. Recovery is a time of healing and restoring life to a new normal. Spending … Read More
10 Percent of Pregnant Women Drink Alcohol Pregnant women between 18 and 44 years of age were surveyed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and ten percent reported drinking alcohol while pregnant. Using the CDC’s Behavior Risk Factor Surveillance System, an even more alarming statistic was uncovered: 3.1 percent of pregnant women … Read More
