After completing drug or alcohol rehab, most people move into “recovery,” a time when they continue to work on improving their health. In recovery, you don’t have the intense therapeutic schedule you had in rehab. Instead, you’re relearning, rebuilding, and adjusting to life in the “real world” without the use of drugs and alcohol. Staying...Read More

It’s an incredibly hard realization to come to – your teen is using drugs or alcohol. Are they just experimenting with friends? Or are they spiralling downward into addiction? As a parent, it is up to you to spot the signs of addiction, talk to your teen, and get them help. Doing so protects their...Read More

It’s not uncommon to have people in your life who are difficult to get along with. Often, we can minimize contact with these people and tolerate them when necessary. But sometimes we can get stuck in a difficult relationship that is not so easy to avoid. Toxic relationships can lead to emotional damage, exhaustion, and...Read More

What Is a Functional Addict?The term functional addict is often used to describe a person who uses drugs or alcohol but continues to work and engage in life. While the term describes an important concept in addiction–the ability to be addicted to a substance while seeming “okay” or even successful to others–we prefer to avoid...Read More