Addiction Treatment in Iowa: Articles & Blog Posts
Understanding Anger and How It Affects Recovery
Are you angry and frustrated all the time? Have your behavior and poor choices made others angry with you? Anger...
What Healthy Social Media Use Looks Like in Addiction Recovery
Social media is any internet platform that supports conversations, info-sharing, and web content creation for users. Social media is so...
Club Drugs and Their Allure
Imagine this: flashing strobe lights; pounding electronic music with an upbeat, bubbly base; people dancing energetically all around you; happiness,...
When and Why Relapse Spikes
Are you more at risk for relapse at certain times of year or in certain situations? The honest answer is:...
The Best Prosocial Activities in Recovery
Prosocial activities include any action that benefits other beings, both human and animal, directly or indirectly. If you’re participating in...
Benzos: Common Misuses and Dangers
You may recognize a group of sedatives called benzodiazepines by their brand names: Valium®, Xanax®, Halcion®, Ativan®, and Klonopin®. Commonly...
How To Build Resilience in Recovery
When individuals in recovery hear the term resilience, they may think of a quality they don’t possess—or a challenge they...
How to Identify Toxic Relationships
How Physical Exercise Improves Mental Health
More than half of everyone who enters treatment for a substance abuse disorder (SUD) relapses within just twelve months. Relapse...
Why Your Career Can Still Bounce Back in Recovery
It’s no secret: the American economy sustains repeated hits due to drug and alcohol abuse. Traffic fatalities, lower productivity at...
Benefits of Regular Exercise in Recovery
More than half of everyone who enters treatment for a substance abuse disorder (SUD) relapses within just twelve months. Relapse...
Addiction Recovery and Sobriety Podcasts for 2024
Podcasts are almost always entertaining, often uplifting, many times educational, and, honestly, great for your mental health. They’re an awesome...