Fun: What first comes to mind when discussing addiction and recovery? Do you think of addiction as a disease? Are you affected by it? If you believe you are, are you in the mode of finding help? Does getting help sound difficult? If so, why? Talking about addiction and recovery
Addiction recovery is a lengthy journey. As much as you would like to, you cannot get rid of your addiction overnight. Looking back on your addiction history, how long would you say you have suffered? A year or more? Several? Compare that to the journey ahead. Compare it to times
Addiction has the potential to ruin lives. If you are able to recover, it can give you a new outlook on life. Arriving at a place of comfort when recovering takes time. Getting there is no easy feat. When it comes to opioid misuse and addiction, take note that it
Trust: Before struggling with an addiction to drugs or alcohol, we may have had healthy relationships with our parents, siblings, friends, or significant others. Whether or not those close to us were aware of our use initially, addiction is a progressive disease, and changes in behavior are inevitable. We might
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) reports that “males are more likely than women to use almost all types of illicit drugs, and illicit drug use is more likely to result in emergency department visits or overdose deaths for males than for women.” There are clear disparities in substance and
Relationship : Addiction can sometimes feel like a stranglehold. It suffocates you and distances you from everything else in the world. You lose track of who you were and do not really understand the person you have become. There are moments when you think back on your past and believe
Crisis in Recovery: The early stages of recovery are full of unknowns. Stress can overwhelm you when trying to triumph over your addiction against all of these unknowns, and crisis somehow gets mixed in. Stress has the potential to push you back into old habits. This you want to avoid,
Alcohol Abuse Awareness: The year 2020 was unprecedented. No one could have guessed that when the virus that causes COVID-19 first emerged, it would spread worldwide, causing a pandemic. It was a first for several generations. The virus left us unprepared, unknowing, and unable to prevent its spread. When we
Psychology of Substances: You had been waiting for this moment. You and a buddy talked it over. Life had been hard lately, and a trip to your dealer’s house wasn’t that far. All it took was sending a text asking what’s in stock and if they are available. The trip
The Olympics come round once every four years. Being a major international event at which athletes are expected to perform at their highest ability, the larger public and officials are quick to scrutinize and rally around personal favorites. Why do we rally around certain athletes? Individuals, like Usain Bolt and
As the Clinical Director at Real Recovery Solutions, Carlos Escobar leverages over 15 years of experience in Substance Use Disorder Treatment, focusing on therapies like CBT and REBT to foster client self-understanding and acceptance. His commitment to innovative, personalized care aims to profoundly improve the lives of those battling addiction and related mental health challenges.
