Category: Articles
Maintaining Your Sobriety Through the Summer
Summertime in Iowa The summer months in Iowa can be a wonderful time of traveling, festivals, outdoor sports, barbecues, and unstructured fun. For someone in recovery, however, many of these activities bring triggers or memories of a less-than-sober lifestyle. Staying...
Getting Back to Work After Substance Abuse Treatment
Battling substance abuse and working toward recovery is difficult. Whether you are planning your transition or have already left the safety of Iowa’s St. Gregory Recovery Center, it is important to remember the perseverance it has taken to get this far in the recovery...
“Hitting Rock Bottom” Isn’t What You Think
Common But Counterproductive It’s common to assume that sometimes a person struggling with substance use disorder has to hit a stumbling block so monumental they have no choice but to realize it’s the substance use that’s the problem, and thus want to get help....
Noticing Opioid Abuse in Senior Citizens
An Overview When we think of substance abuse and overdoses, elderly persons are not the first age group that come to mind. However, they are at a significantly higher risk because of specific issues suffered due to their advanced age. Aside from these risk factors,...
