Recovery programs provide guidelines for addicts, not foolproof solutions. These professional programs rely on help from friends and family to support addicts during their time of need. Recovering from a dependency problem is an incredibly difficult and grueling process. For any real chance at sobriety, the whole family needs to contribute toward a recovering addict’s [...]
Addictions sever relationships, replacing togetherness with what feels like insurmountable chasms. The foundations of a relationship may break apart in the wake of addiction, as cornerstones like trust and accountability disappear. When a spouse achieves sobriety, it does not magically put the pieces of your relationship back together. Rebuilding what you once had with your [...]
Contributed by Staff of Timberline Knolls Addictions hijack our lives. We often don’t realize the bondage we are in as a substance, a process, or a behavior ever so slowly and subtly overtakes our thoughts, emotions, actions, relationships, and time. An addiction of any kind robs us of freedom, fullness, and simply the joy of [...]
Contributed by Keystone Treatment Center clinical team member Kathryn Taylor, MA, LPC/MHSP. The mechanics of drug addiction is a complex study that has taken many decades for scientists to crack, and even more information is discovered every year. For many years, people mistakenly believed that substance addiction and dependence mostly stemmed from lack of morals [...]
Contributor: Ryan Moffat, B.S. in Bible and Theology from Multnomah University. Pastor of Vast Church. “A good name is better than fine perfume.” - Solomon (Ecclesiastes 7:1) Do you pursue character growth like your life depends on it? Are you living your life in a warfare metaphor or have you, like so many folks, adopted [...]MEDICAL ADVICE DISCLAIMER: The service, and any information contained on the website or provided through the service, is provided for informational purposes only. The information contained on or provided through this service is intended for general consumer understanding and education and not as a substitute for medical or psychological advice, diagnosis, or treatment. All information provided on the website is presented as is without any warranty of any kind, and expressly excludes any warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.