Addiction Treatment in Iowa: Articles & Blog Posts
Heading Back to Work After Recovery
It can be intimidating after a residential or outpatient stay in recovery to head back to work or to begin...
HALT: What to Know About Relapse
Measuring success in recovery can be tricky. Is success one substance-free day, following the “one day at a time” philosophy...
Fun in the Sun: Sober Summer Vacation
Summer Vibes Can Bring Anxiety in Sobriety Summer is an important time to be active, get all the Vitamin D...
Why Meditation Works for Addiction Recovery
Who Uses Meditation & Why? What do Katy Perry, Tom Hanks, Jerry Seinfeld, and Hugh Jackman all have in common?...
Identifying Patterns of Unsupportive Behavior in Recovery
Identifying Unsupportive Relationships Long-term, successful sobriety requires strong, supportive relationships. In many ways, getting sober is a group effort: of...
Co-Occurring Disorders: Mental Health Conditions that Accompany Addiction
Comorbidity, Co-occurring Disorder, & Dual Diagnosis: What’s the Connection? While the three terms above are sometimes used interchangeably, there are...
Studying on Substances: Myths and Facts
Study Drugs When someone hears the term “study drugs,” several things may pop into their mind. Perhaps the prescription drug...
How to Talk to Your Kids About Your Addiction
Addiction Has a Ripple Effect Substance abuse does not just affect the person using drugs or alcohol: it has a...
The Link Between Substance Abuse and Malnutrition
Nutrition: What’s the Big Deal? On a very basic level, without proper nutrition the human body just doesn’t function well,...
Just the Essentials: The Power of Essential Oils in Recovery and Sobriety
The Power of Essential Oils If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably dodged more than one essential oil (EO) sales...
Yoga as a Recovery Resource
More Than the Marketing If your main exposure to yoga has been through advertisements for yoga clothing or the latest...
Addiction Versus Dependence, and How Addiction Develops
There’s an ongoing misconception that addiction and dependence are one and the same. But while they’re undoubtedly connected, an addiction...