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Celebrity Recovery Stories
This article discusses the lives of 10 famous people in recovery, showcasing their journies and struggles with substance abuse, and offering their inspirational sobriety quotes.
Research & Knowledge Base
Discover comprehensive guides, research updates, and industry insights
Hangover Anxiety: What is ΓÇÿHangxietyΓÇÖ?
Hangxiety, a combination of 'hangover' and 'anxiety,' describes the intense feeling of anxiety following a bout of heavy drinking. Read here for hangxiety symptoms, causes, duration, and tips for managing it.
Technology and Addiction
This article explores the nature of technology-based addiction, its mental health impact, and common digital compulsions, from online pornography to gambling.
Staying Sober for the Holidays
The holiday season can cause drug and alcohol temptations in many ways. This article discusses the challenges of staying sober during the holidays and offers seven actionable tips to maintain sobriety.
Stigma and Addiction
This guide explains what addiction stigma is, how it has changed through the years, how stigma can become a barrier to addiction treatment, and how we can adopt a destigmatized, empowering view of addiction.
Trauma and Addiction
Current scientific literature showcases a deep connection between trauma and addiction. This guide explains what trauma is and how different types of traumatic events correlate with addiction.
Building Resilience in Recovery
Building resilience is an important part of addiction recovery. These tips can help strengthen your resolve during the hardest parts of recovery.
Loneliness in Recovery
Loneliness is a common and often unavoidable part of the addiction recovery process. Here we look at why recovery is lonely and tips for improving.
New tax on UK betting companies could fund research into gambling addiction
Under new proposals from the British government, online betting companies would be required to pay 1% of their gross gambling yields to fund research, prevention, and treatment of gambling addiction.
California Governor Vetoes Bill to Decriminalize Magic Mushrooms
Citing the need for more guardrails, California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed state legislation that would have decriminalized the possession and personal use of several hallucinogens, including psilocybin mushrooms.
The Benefits of Exercise For Addiction Recovery
Exercise has proven to be an important coping mechanism in addiction recovery, as it alleviates withdrawal symptoms and changes the brain chemistry that facilitates substance abuse. Read here to learn more.
Managing Family Dynamics During Recovery
Family dynamics can both positively and negatively influence substance or behavior abuse, recovery, and long-term sobriety. Read more about family dynamics and recovery here.