Addiction Treatment in Iowa: Articles & Blog Posts

Sober St. Patty’s Day

It’s March, and it’s action-packed: Women’s History Month, Disability Awareness Month—National Reading Month! It’s also the month of a famous...

Internal and External Addiction Triggers

Drug or alcohol addiction rarely results from an easily identifiable root cause. Factors playing a role in addiction can include...

Opioid Use Among Senior Citizens

In December of 2022, The New York Times republished an article about a large group of people that is ignored...

Handling and Treating Withdrawal

When someone becomes physically dependent on a drug—whether it be a prescription drug, an opioid, marijuana, alcohol, or club drugs—reducing...

Positive Language in Addiction Recovery

Many doctors report that their patients feel attacked or harmed by the labels that family, friends, and society assign to...

Do I Need To Hit Rock Bottom to Enter Recovery?

Hitting rock bottom means different things to different people. For some, it’s losing a relationship, a job, a home, or...

Forgiveness and Its Role in Recovery

You are probably familiar with the expression “forgive and forget” –or perhaps more so with its variation, “forgive but never...

Group Therapy v. Individual Therapy and Why You Need Both

Before entering an addiction recovery program, you may learn that the program consists of both individual and group therapy. If...

Equine Therapy Program for Addiction Recovery

St. Gregory Recovery Center is proud to present a new therapeutic program for residents: equine therapy. Since its official inception...

Thanksgiving: Recovery Edition

Participating in any holiday during a recovery journey to sobriety can require some complex navigation. If you’re feeling nervous when...

Substance Abuse and Addiction in Iowa

Iowa is one of the most proactive states in the country when it comes to preventing and treating addiction. For...

How to Talk to a Senior Citizen about Entering Treatment for Substance Abuse

It’s always a little awkward to have to tell someone older than yourself a hard truth. Maybe a young employee...

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