August 2017 - The Discovery House

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5 Ways to Jumpstart and Maintain a Sober Lifestyle

A big part of alcoholism recovery is learning how to live a sober lifestyle. It’s about…

addiction prevention, alcoholism, drug addiction, harm reduction, national women's equality day, Treatment, Women in recovery

Lindsey Whittaker

Men Vs. Women in Recovery: Does Gender Really Matter?

Women are not afforded many of the same opportunities and benefits as men are in life. However, unlike the gender wage pay gap and other adversities women face, addiction is a pretty fair and even disease. Is there a difference in how women and men respond to drugs and alcohol? Furthermore, are their marked differences…

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Alcohol Addiction Treatment, animal assisted therapy, Drug addiction treatment, Recovery, stress management

Lindsey Whittaker

5 Reasons Why You Should Choose a Pet-Friendly Drug Rehab

Did you know that some treatment centers offer pet-friendly drug rehab programs? Awesome, right? Well, besides being awesome there are actually some pretty amazing benefits to bringing your fur baby to treatment with you. A Pet-Friendly Drug Rehab Can Have Profound Effects on Your Emotional State Addiction is an isolating disease and one of the…

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Addiction Treatment, Alcohol, cspan, drug overdose, needle exchange, Opioid Addiction, opioid epidemic, overdose

Lindsey Whittaker

C-SPAN Spotlights Growing Opioid Epidemic

C-SPAN presented an in-depth look at the growing opioid epidemic this past week. The two-hour long program included insight and commentary from governors, health care officials, people in recovery, as well as President Trump himself. This is an issue that is obviously very important to us as a leader in the treatment field and if…

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celebrity addiction, Depression, disease of addiction, drug, overdose, suicide

Lindsey Whittaker

Expert Panel: Drugs, Death, and Rock ‘n’ Roll | Celebrity Addiction

Drugs, sex, and rock and roll. It’s seem you can’t have one without the other. Kurt Cobain. Chris Cornell. Chester Bennington. Amy Winehouse. These are all household names which are now synonymous with addiction and suicide. And there are countless others, including celebrities and us regular folk. As a country we lost over 50,000 people…

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Addiction recovery, Addiction Treatment, Mindfulness, stress management

Lindsey Whittaker

Healthy Ways to Deal With Stress During Drug Addiction Recovery

Stress is something that we all have to live with every day, especially in drug addiction recovery. According to the American Psychological Association, thousands of Americans report having a high level of stress but only 6% actually seek help for stress management by seeing a therapist or counselor. Since stress has been common for so…

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12 steps, Addiction recovery, Addiction Treatment, Alcohol, Early Recovery

Lindsey Whittaker

4 Surprising Things About The First Year of Addiction Recovery

Take a peek up from your Us Weekly. We are uncovering four things we bet you didn’t know about the first year of addiction recovery. These days, you can’t flip on the television, check your email, or even buy groceries without being bombarded with headlines boasting the next celebrity rehab fail. When shed in such…

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Addiction Treatment, adult coloring books, art therapy, Recovery, Recovery Tips

Lindsey Whittaker

How Adult Coloring Books Can Help in Addiction Recovery

There has been a major surge in the popularity of adult coloring books in last year. As a result, this really got us wondering about how they can be used as an effective tool during addiction recovery. What is Art Therapy for Substance Abuse? Art therapy is usually facilitated by an art therapist. They use…

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