The nation is seeing a rise in drug overdose deaths and Alabama is suffering greatly. Jefferson County saw a record high 25% increase in 2020 which mirrors national data. The CDC recorded the highest yearly number of fatal overdoses ever in the U.S. in May 2020. The United States is on its way to surpassing […]
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Recovery is NOT Linear
Recovery is a journey, not a destination. You will not decide to get clean and suddenly arrive at the sober living destination. It is a lifelong process – though it isn’t as daunting as it may sound. The most important part of the process is learning how to manage your new lifestyle. Most of us […]
Mental Health and Recovery Courts
Unfortunately, they do not teach “Mental Health 101” when you are a child. No one ever taught me how to cope when I was feeling distressed. At a young age, I did not know how to ask myself vital questions such as, “Do I need to change my situation or do I need to find […]
Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) & the Transition to Sobriety
A Building Block in Recovery (MAT) An estimated 2 million people had an opioid use disorder in 2018 and due to the COVID-19 pandemic, those numbers seem to be climbing again, along with the overdose rates usually involving prescription pain medication containing opiates and heroin. Taking an aggressive approach to saving lives and leading those […]
Don’t be Tricked by Tianeptine or Seduced by Spice
“Legal” doesn’t mean safe and will only cheat yourself onto a harder road toward recovery. We have recently written about the ongoing opioid epidemic and how it has been growing throughout the pandemic. As we react to this increase in overdoses and deaths due to prescription drugs and controlled substances, new alternatives are cropping up […]
Learning to Accept the Love You Deserve
Micah Moore is a Certified Recovery Support Specialist at Rapha Treatment Center. His clean date is October 8, 2018. He has 2 years and 5 months in continued recovery. He teaches a class called Positive Mental Attitude. It is one all of us should take whether we are in recovery or not. Here is Micah’s […]
