Addiction Treatment in Iowa: Articles & Blog Posts
Studying on Substances: Myths and Facts
Study Drugs When someone hears the term “study drugs,” several things may pop into their mind. Perhaps the prescription drug...
How to Talk to Your Kids About Your Addiction
Addiction Has a Ripple Effect Substance abuse does not just affect the person using drugs or alcohol: it has a...
The Link Between Substance Abuse and Malnutrition
Nutrition: What’s the Big Deal? On a very basic level, without proper nutrition the human body just doesn’t function well,...
Just the Essentials: The Power of Essential Oils in Recovery and Sobriety
The Power of Essential Oils If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably dodged more than one essential oil (EO) sales...
Yoga as a Recovery Resource
More Than the Marketing If your main exposure to yoga has been through advertisements for yoga clothing or the latest...
Addiction Versus Dependence, and How Addiction Develops
There’s an ongoing misconception that addiction and dependence are one and the same. But while they’re undoubtedly connected, an addiction...
Stimulating Creativity in Recovery
Creativity & Substance Use: Myths There’s this myth that consuming substances like marijuana, psychedelics, or club drugs gets our creative...
Self Harm and Addiction: What’s the Connection?
Some fifteen years ago, when I was in middle school, I remember how alarmingly popular it was to “cut.” Cutting...
How to Find the Right Recovery Center for You
Getting Help So you’ve taken a positive step: you’ve decided to get help for your substance abuse disorder, and you’re...
Staying Sober and Healthy During Omicron
Addiction Recovery & the Pandemic Here we are, two years into the coronavirus pandemic, and many of us are still...
Staying Sober This Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day Madness Here I am, at 11:00 AM on a Saturday in a grocery store, trying to find hot...
Sleep Hygiene and Its Importance For Your Recovery
Sleep Hygiene & Your Recovery When was the last time you slept for longer than seven consecutive hours? If you...