Addiction Care Blog

The Addiction Care Blog is about the journey to recovery. It contains...

• information about the challenges we face and how to cope with our everyday problems
• keeps you up-to-date with other postings or news about drug addiction treatments
• lets you know whenever any new Web pages appear on Addiction Care Clinic

Drug Recovery Timeline

The first part of recovery is sometimes called the "pink cloud" or the "honeymoon" period. Everything feels great! The temptation is to almost glamorize what's going well.

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Path to Solving Problems

Which of the attitudes below best fits how you generally address the problems or difficulties in your life?

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Ways to Defeat Recovery

While it is probably true that there are some bad recovery programs out there, it is not true that the fault always lies with the program.

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Recovery Support Groups and Nurturing Families

A recent survey of recovering individuals asked what aspects of recovery did they believe had the most positive effect on their recovery.

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Addiction and Costly Behaviors

What have our behaviors cost us? Think about it, not too long. You'll get depressed. How many areas of our lives are negatively impacted by how we behave when influenced by the drugs?

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Excuses and Accountability

It is easy to free ourselves from blame when it comes to being responsible for our actions.

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Stinkin' Thinkin'

The truth is that most of the time it is our thoughts that initiate both actions and emotions or feelings.

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Relapsing from the Road to Recovery

There are serveral attitudes that hinder drug addiction recovery.

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Self Defeating Rules and Drug Addiction Recovery

Ten Self Defeating Rules that Hinder the Path to Drug Addiction Recovery

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Denial and Drug Addiction Coping Methods in Dallas Texas

There are several definitions of denial. The one I hear the most goes like this: Denial is the subconscious defense mechanism that prevents the user from seeing the reality of what drug use is doing.

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Drug Treatment Center Serving Mesquite, Garland, Richardson, and Dallas,Texas

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Drug Addiction Treatments in Dallas, Texas

Drug Addiction Treatments that work. Caring for those suffering from chemical dependency and substance abuse.

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