Addiction Treatment in Iowa: Articles & Blog Posts
Lessons for Mental Wellness Month
January, National Mental Wellness Month, brings fresh starts, cold mornings, and a reminder that mental health struggles seem to pop...
Giving Back To Your Community This Holiday Season
Winter holidays can sneak up with a mix of stress, joy, and a whole lot of emotional noise, especially in...
The Power of Peers
Recovery can feel surprisingly lonely, even when the people you love are constantly rooting for you. Plus, having visitors in...
Meth Addiction Treatment in Iowa
If you live in Iowa, you may have noticed how common meth has become lately. But meth’s harmful effects aren’t...
What Are Dopamine Patches?
You might have seen something online about dopamine patches and thought, wait, can you actually get dopamine like a nicotine...
Can You Have Visitors in Recovery?
You’ve probably wondered what visiting a loved one in residential treatment is really like—what you can bring, what you can...
What Is Emotional Intimacy in Recovery?
Recovery can open the door to a whole new kind of closeness—with people and with yourself. When you’re living substance-free,...
Emotional Regulation in Recovery
You know those days when everything hits at once—your emotions spiral, your thoughts race, and you’d do just about anything...
Cocaine: Fact and Fiction
It’s no myth that many people in the United States consume cocaine. Around two million people nationwide use cocaine somewhat...
Can AI Help With Substance Use Disorder?
Imagine that it’s late at night, and you’re lying in bed staring at your phone. Sleep won’t come, your thoughts...
Warning Signs That You Should Enter Treatment
Wondering and worrying whether you or someone you care about might have a problem with substances can be overwhelming and...
How Does Binge Drinking Affect Personality?
Whether it’s your own case or a loved one’s, seeing a personality shift due to heavy drinking can be upsetting....