by Rob Cline | Dec 12, 2024 | Addiction, Recovery
Have you ever known a dog that just barks all of the time? Maybe there is such a creature in your neighborhood. Maybe there is such a creature in your very own home. A dog that barks when a package or mail is delivered. A dog who barks at other dogs they encounter on...
by Rob Cline | Nov 22, 2024 | Addiction, Anxiety, Healthy Living
In our “Focus on Food for Recovery” series (part one, part two, part three), we have been looking at healthy approaches to eating on a meal-by-meal (and snack-by-snack) basis. But it might be helpful to look at options for healthy eating from a different angle: What...
by Rob Cline | Nov 7, 2024 | Addiction, Healthy Living
In a recent blog entry, we started to explore eating options that support your ongoing recovery from a substance use disorder. In that entry, we took a look at what your best option might be for beverages (spoiler alert: it’s water) and how you might rustle up a...
by Rob Cline | Oct 11, 2024 | Addiction, Drug Addiction, Substance Use Disorder
There was a time when smoking cigarettes was considered the epitome of cool. More recently, the legalization of marijuana in various states has gone some distance toward destigmatizing smoking joints. And smoking crack or smoking meth have both had their cultural...
by Rob Cline | Oct 4, 2024 | Addiction, Recovery, Aftercare, Drug Addiction
You have stopped drinking. Congratulations! Getting sober is a significant accomplishment and is worthy of (sober) celebration. You Are Now Sober, What’s Next But after the celebration comes vigilance. You already know that a substance use disorder can be treated but...
by Rob Cline | Oct 4, 2024 | Addiction, Mental Health
We’re starting with the bad news in this blog entry: Every person who is in recovery from a substance use disorder is at risk of relapsing. It would be wonderful if going through treatment for a substance use disorder was a one-and-done proposition. A person could go...
