Texas Addiction Recovery Blog
Promoting Drug Rehab Instead of Punishment for Addicts
It’s better and more productive to treat people with drug addictions, not punish them. That seems to be a guiding principle among a growing number of governments in the United States. This blog has discussed Portugal’s decision to decriminalize small amounts of many...
5 Ways to Improve Your Self-Esteem When Fighting Substance Use Disorder
Self-esteem is everything. It helps you get that job, make new friends, and feel good about yourself. Self-esteem can be the driving force in having a good or crappy day. It can contribute to anxiety or depression, or help to ease it. Self-esteem is a pillar upon...
4 Ways to Calm Anxiety that Influences Substance Use Disorder
Anxiety is sneaky. It can come up in situations where you might expect it, like an important test or a job interview. But when the “fight or flight” response comes up in situations where it isn't necessary, then it's time to think about what's really causing your...
4 Ways Aromatherapy Helps With Substance Use Disorder
In the age of alternative therapies, there are many methods we can use to deal with our recovery, in mental health and substance use disorder. Aromatherapy is one method that can ease some of the discomfort when transitioning to a sober life. It's the use of pleasant,...
Alcohol and Drug Abuse: Nature, Nurture, or Both?
Sunday is Mother’s Day, Just in time for a debate about nature, nurture, alcohol, and drugs, right? You may have wondered if alcohol and drug abuse has a genetic component. We all probably know families that have many people who struggle with problems relating to...
The Opiate Crisis: Symptoms and Solutions
What do a Michigan doctor and more than 20,000 prescriptions have in common? The opioid crisis. In April, 2016 the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) released an administrative complaint that alleges that Dr. Kenneth Chun issued more than...
Decriminalizing Marijuana Deep in the Heart of Texas
There are some interesting drug-related occurrences happening deep in the heart of Texas. One wonders if these occurrences will happen other places in the United States. In 2016 voters in Harris County, Texas (a county that includes Houston) elected a new district...
The Consequences of Steroid and PED Use
Despite vows to fight drug abuse in professional sports, it seems that such abuse still occurs and isn’t ending any time soon. In April, 2017, Major League Baseball (MLB) suspended Pittsburgh Pirates star Starling Marte eighty games for using performance-enhancing...
Michigan Fights the Opioid Drug Crisis
The nations's grave opioid epidemic has demanded a closer look into what's really causing the problem, and the state of Michigan has been no exception. Over 15 years, from 1999 to 2014, Michigan's number of overdoses from opioid use has increased from 99 to...
Eating Disorders and Substance Use Disorder
For the thousands of men and women with disordered eating habits, they might not realize how much their disorder has in common with addiction. But as we learn more about the addiction model, the more apparent the similarities between eating disorders and addiction...