http://www.addictioncareclinic.com/drug-addiction-treatments-blog.html The Addiction Care Blog keeps you up-to-date with all additions and changes to the AddictionCareClinic.com Web site. Subscribe here. en-us drug addiction treatments Mon, 07 May 2012 20:23:39 GMT Mon, 07 May 2012 20:23:39 GMT addictioncareclinic.com http://www.addictioncareclinic.com/201204craving_medications.html http://www.addictioncareclinic.com/201204craving_medications.html For recovery to be successful, it must be active. It begins with preparation, and not with a halfhearted attempt to comply with the wishes of others in your life. Mon, 07 May 2012 20:23:39 GMT http://www.addictioncareclinic.com/201203addiction_characteristics.html http://www.addictioncareclinic.com/201203addiction_characteristics.html What ever the addiction is, whether to a substance or a behavior, the addiction comes first, before family, friends, children, work, health, God, values, etc. Everything in life takes a back seat. Mon, 05 Mar 2012 22:53:49 GMT http://www.addictioncareclinic.com/201111family_egoism.html http://www.addictioncareclinic.com/201111family_egoism.html Our egos are fragile when we spend so much time focused on them. Instead of our ego, focusing on our character would be a much more healthy and helpful strategy. Wed, 16 Nov 2011 23:56:16 GMT http://www.addictioncareclinic.com/201109being_real_happiness.html http://www.addictioncareclinic.com/201109being_real_happiness.html I've often wondered, what are people really saying when they say let's keep it real. I'd like to offer some ideas regarding how to really keep things real. Mon, 24 Oct 2011 18:30:09 GMT http://www.addictioncareclinic.com/201108recovery-sugar.html http://www.addictioncareclinic.com/201108recovery-sugar.html Particularly during the early months of recovery, many of us crave and almost become obsessed with sugar. Why? Is it simply a hunger that hits when we get tired. Can we actually get addicted to sugar? Sat, 17 Sep 2011 16:51:11 GMT http://www.addictioncareclinic.com/201107recoverysucks.html http://www.addictioncareclinic.com/201107recoverysucks.html Difficulties that are still less painful than the symptoms of the addicted life. Mon, 04 Jul 2011 19:59:55 GMT http://www.addictioncareclinic.com/201104recoverysucks.html http://www.addictioncareclinic.com/201104recoverysucks.html Almost everything about us has to have time to get used to the new person we are becoming or to remember the wonderful person we were before the addiction changed us. Tue, 19 Apr 2011 18:30:21 GMT http://www.addictioncareclinic.com/newsindex.html http://www.addictioncareclinic.com/newsindex.html Addiction Recovery Clinic Newsletter Archives Wed, 30 Mar 2011 19:15:11 GMT http://www.addictioncareclinic.com/201102shame.html http://www.addictioncareclinic.com/201102shame.html The best thing to do is share those thoughts and feelings with some folks that are good for us to be around. Thu, 24 Feb 2011 19:54:39 GMT http://www.addictioncareclinic.com/201011self-esteem.html http://www.addictioncareclinic.com/201011self-esteem.html There is a difference in being happy with our circumstances and being happy with ourselves. True positive self-esteem is not developed from the outside in. It is developed from the inside out. Fri, 03 Dec 2010 21:29:43 GMT http://www.addictioncareclinic.com/201008recovery_promises.html http://www.addictioncareclinic.com/201008recovery_promises.html There are many paths to recovery and each path offers a peace that passes any kind of understanding. Thu, 23 Sep 2010 20:02:06 GMT http://www.addictioncareclinic.com/201005early_recovery.html http://www.addictioncareclinic.com/201005early_recovery.html Early recovery is really interesting. We are ready to take on the world. Nothing seems impossible. Everything seems within our reach. Some folks call this the "pink cloud" of recovery. Sat, 14 Aug 2010 20:36:25 GMT http://www.addictioncareclinic.com/201004recovery_reasons.html http://www.addictioncareclinic.com/201004recovery_reasons.html Just give me one good reason why I should live that recovery BS. Okay, how about twenty or so? Wed, 04 Aug 2010 14:43:30 GMT http://www.addictioncareclinic.com/201002recoverystages.html http://www.addictioncareclinic.com/201002recoverystages.html An unhealthy old instinct was to use or drink to cope with life. Now, your instincts are choose healthy choices to cope with life. Sat, 24 Jul 2010 14:48:19 GMT http://www.addictioncareclinic.com/201002recoverycounselor.html http://www.addictioncareclinic.com/201002recoverycounselor.html We believe in a multi-disciplinary approach to treatment. We offer medical intervention as well as counseling. We consider the combination to be good therapy. We also support and encourage clients to Wed, 07 Jul 2010 15:56:54 GMT http://www.addictioncareclinic.com/201001addictioncause.html http://www.addictioncareclinic.com/201001addictioncause.html Have you ever heard somebody say that the first time they used a particular drug was the first time they can remember feeling "normal"? Mon, 07 Jun 2010 17:47:25 GMT http://www.addictioncareclinic.com/200911drugissues.html http://www.addictioncareclinic.com/200911drugissues.html This usually means a person believes that arresting the addiction to either alcohol or other drugs will solve all the other problems or short-comings they may be experiencing. Or, they really don't ca Mon, 10 May 2010 22:18:28 GMT http://www.addictioncareclinic.com/200910prescriptionabuse.html http://www.addictioncareclinic.com/200910prescriptionabuse.html While these deaths are accidental, the behavior that caused them is not. Many people who are addicted to painkillers engage in ";doctor shopping". Mon, 19 Apr 2010 18:17:43 GMT http://www.addictioncareclinic.com/200910recoveryprocess.html http://www.addictioncareclinic.com/200910recoveryprocess.html 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. Sat, 09 Jan 2010 20:03:01 GMT http://www.addictioncareclinic.com/200909solvingrecovery.html http://www.addictioncareclinic.com/200909solvingrecovery.html Which of the attitudes below best fits how you generally address the problems or difficulties in your life? Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:33:53 GMT http://www.addictioncareclinic.com/200909defeatingrecovery.html http://www.addictioncareclinic.com/200909defeatingrecovery.html 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. Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:58:17 GMT http://www.addictioncareclinic.com/200908recoverysupport.html http://www.addictioncareclinic.com/200908recoverysupport.html A recent survey of recovering individuals asked what aspects of recovery did they believe had the most positive effect on their recovery. Sat, 05 Dec 2009 21:19:33 GMT http://www.addictioncareclinic.com/200908expensivebehavors.html http://www.addictioncareclinic.com/200908expensivebehavors.html 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? Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:09:40 GMT http://www.addictioncareclinic.com/200907Accountability.html http://www.addictioncareclinic.com/200907Accountability.html It is easy to free ourselves from blame when it comes to being responsible for our actions. Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:57:24 GMT http://www.addictioncareclinic.com/200907thinkintrouble.html http://www.addictioncareclinic.com/200907thinkintrouble.html The truth is that most of the time it is our thoughts that initiate both actions and emotions or feelings. Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:52:59 GMT http://www.addictioncareclinic.com/200906relapsesteps.html http://www.addictioncareclinic.com/200906relapsesteps.html There are serveral attitudes that hinder drug addiction recovery. Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:59:08 GMT http://www.addictioncareclinic.com/200906selfdefeating.html http://www.addictioncareclinic.com/200906selfdefeating.html Ten Self Defeating Rules that Hinder the Path to Drug Addiction Recovery Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:54:06 GMT http://www.addictioncareclinic.com/denialriveregypt200905.html http://www.addictioncareclinic.com/denialriveregypt200905.html 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. Wed, 15 Jul 2009 23:51:48 GMT http://www.addictioncareclinic.com/index.html http://www.addictioncareclinic.com/index.html Drug Addiction Treatments that work. Caring for those suffering from chemical dependency and substance abuse. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:49:17 GMT