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Dating in Recovery: How to Get Started
Sep 25, 2023

Plenty of articles talk about sober dating in terms of when it’s OK to start dating again and various do’s and don’ts of dating after rehab. Some pieces even offer a list of apps designed to help those in recovery connect with one another. But aside from apps, how can you get the ball rolling? […]

Staff Spotlight: Handling Every Call from a Veteran with Utmost Care
Oct 28, 2019

It’s not easy for a Veteran to place a call to American Addiction Centers (AAC) to ask for help. “When someone goes through military boot camp and combat training, that person learns to stifle emotions. It’s an unwritten veil of silence. I understand that firsthand,” says Jay Russell. That’s why Jay, who works as an […]

Staff Spotlight: Saluting the Veteran Program
Oct 28, 2019

“Veterans are my heart,” says Alana Conley, who talks about the soft spot she has for members of the military. It derives from a common experience. She did her own tour of duty in the army for four and one-half years. At the end of her service, she returned to college on the GI Bill […]

10 Ways to Love Your Life in Recovery
Jan 18, 2018

Milestones in life—e.g., a new year, an unexpected job change, big birthdays, marriage, divorce, etc.—often prompt people to assess their lives and where they’re headed. In doing so, we tend to focus on things we don’t like about ourselves or our circumstances. We pinpoint everything from unwanted pounds to financial setbacks as factors to be […]

What to Expect at an AA or NA Meeting
Jul 14, 2014

  Updated: March 21, 2020 Many of us experience tremendous anxiety when contemplating attending our first meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous or Narcotics Anonymous. This feeling is common, and largely based on our fear of the unknown. We have no idea what to expect at a meeting, how to find one, which one to attend, what […]

How to resist peer pressure from good friends
May 9, 2014

After a successfully completing an addiction treatment program, a strong support network of friends who understand the struggles that someone working through recovery faces is crucial to ensuring long-term sobriety. Good friends are not only important as a way for a former drug user to voice his or her frustrations about life in recovery, but […]

New friends can help addiction recovery efforts
May 1, 2014

For someone who wants to give up drugs for a healthier, more fulfilling life, time spent in an inpatient substance abuse treatment center can have a transformative effect. Professional counselors, therapists and medical specialists do everything they can and use every tool at their disposal to help someone in recovery break the habit of self-destructive […]

Set Effective Goals for Your Recovery
Mar 19, 2014

If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you’ve always gotten.” This famous quote can easily be applied to addiction. Have you tried over and over again to get clean, only to find yourself continuing to slip back into your behaviors and patterns? If the answer is yes, then maybe you should look […]

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