Month: January 2023

What is breathwork for addiction and mental health recovery? Breath work has been used for thousands of years in various cultures and traditions for spiritual, mental, and physical health. Addiction and mental health issues also have been around for thousands of years. Some of the earliest recorded use of breath work can be traced back…
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  Why do individuals return to use of drugs and alcohol despite completing treatment? When working in a clinical setting with individuals who struggle with SUD (Substance Use Disorders) and AUD (Alcohol Use disorders) the primary objectives are to help them develop the necessary insight and skills to achieve lifelong remission. The puzzling question remains,…
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Does Alcoholics Anonymous actually work? Cochrane Study Answers. Alcohol use disorder (AUD) has a broad burden of disease, disability, and premature death, and comes with high economic costs. Individuals with AUD experience personal, interpersonal, and familial distress, loss of productivity, accidents, violence, incarceration, and increased healthcare utilization compared to individuals without the disorder. For over…
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What’s it like living at a Recovery House for addiction recovery in Pennsylvania?  Hear from a former resident! Throughout my journey to Recovery, I had been to a few Recovery Housing Programs. Most of the time I would end up there simply cause I had nowhere to go or it was suggested by the treatment…
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Why are the 12 Steps important to addiction Recovery? Hear the opinion of one recovered alcoholic: Through my personal life experiences and during the last 5 years of recovery one of the major things I learned was that the 12 steps are one of the key reasons why I am still here today. Without working…
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