Physical Activity
Physical activity for addiction recovery is clearly very beneficial and is certainly not a new concept. While exercise is overwhelmingly beneficial for everyone, it becomes more about maintaining a reduced stress load than fitting into a…
Addiction Prevention
Relapse and Addiction Prevention It is important to understand that drug addiction is a chronic disease. By understanding the chronic nature of drug addiction, it is possible to frame addiction as a lifetime condition that requires persistent…
Recovery
Going Beyond Recovery to Build a Better Normal
Webster’s definition of recovery has always left me feeling uninspired: “A return to a normal condition.” This definition is good enough for most purposes—when we recover from a hip replacement,…
