Contributor: Staff at Sierra Tucson The word recovery can have different meanings depending on who you ask. Many of us immediately think of the 12-Step model of recovery, a popular treatment method that emphasizes the importance of remaining sober from drugs and alcohol, gambling or otherwise. Made famous by the abstinence-oriented recovery group Alcoholics Anonymous [...]
Contributor: Staff at Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center They say that motherhood is one of life’s most humbling and rewarding jobs. But it is also one of the most challenging, especially for mothers who struggle with postpartum depression and a substance use disorder. Women who are struggling with postpartum depression often turn to drugs or [...]
Contributor: Staff at Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center Being a teenager is not easy. Some would even argue that it can be the most tumultuous years of a person’s life. In junior high and high school, most kids are trying to figure out who they are. They’re at a place where they’re starting to form [...]
Contributor: Staff at Starlite Recovery Center There is little doubt that people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or questioning face discrimination, social stigma, and many other challenges that those who identify as heterosexual don’t encounter. So, it should come as little surprise that sexual minorities are at an increased risk for behavioral health [...]
Contributor: Staff at Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center A surprising number of people who have attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) turn to drugs or alcohol to ease their symptoms. But what might work in the short term can be damaging in the long run, and many end up battling both ADHD and a substance use disorder. A [...]
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