Those who are suffering from a substance use disorder may not admit to their own addiction or may not even be aware that they have one to begin with. There are ways to recognize substance abuse.

It’s not always easy to tell if your alcohol intake has crossed the line from moderate to problem drinking. If you’re using alcohol to cope with difficulties or avoid feelings, you could be crossing into dangerous territory.  Types of [...]

I read an email recently with a subject line of, we’re all doing the best we can. The email itself had to do with cooking new recipes during the shut-down but it got me thinking about self-care.  Yes, all [...]

Social distancing has put a giant pause on recovery meetings. Thankfully, there are ways to stay committed to your recovery throughout the duration of COVID-19. Attend an Online Meeting Alcoholics Anonymous online intergroup directory has lists of virtual meetings.AA [...]

This is the last day of our first annual National Alcohol and Drug facts week content from Elevate Counseling. Today we share a link on the Physical and Psychological effects of alcohol abuse from the organization alcohol.org. We hope [...]

It may even be happening to someone you know without you even realizing it.

National drug and alcohol fact week coming at you from Elevate Counseling Services: Addiction IS a disease. https://youtu.be/P--6LEbksds Here is an animated infographic from the Center on Addiction. It explains that addiction is a disease that involves changes in [...]

by Kimberly Hollister First, Let's start with two Ted Talk videos: Michael Botticelli “Addiction is a disease, we should treat it like one” (10 minutes) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_RGn75JcZ8 Johann Hari “Everything you think you know about addiction is wrong” (14 [...]

by Leigh-Ann Larson There is a saying in recovery that goes, "Relapse is a part of recovery." While this is true, and no one should feel ashamed of a slip, it also needs to be stated that, "Relapse is [...]