Managing Chronic Pain Without Substance Use
Living with chronic pain can be debilitating, frustrating, and exhausting. For many people, it’s tempting to turn to substance use as a way of managing their physical and emotional suffering from prolonged discomfort. However, using medication or other substances for...
Learning to Accept Chronic Pain
Living with chronic pain can significantly increase the risk of relapse due to the dangers of self-medicating. During treatment, you learn to abstain from substances and move forward into recovery. You can learn to live with and accept chronic pain...
