Category: Addiction Advice

Parents who used drugs or alcohol before they started their own families may be tempted to continue that drug use around their children. They might justify their drug use on the premise of earning or deserving a break after a hard day, or on the theory that their children will be exposed to drug use […]

For many recovering alcoholics, stopping all consumption of alcohol is the easy part. After an initial detox period that often includes uncomfortable even unbearable physical symptoms, an alcoholic will get sober and begin the process of rebuilding their life in recovery. Getting sober is not the same as staying sober, however, and all recovering alcoholics […]

“Hangover” is a collective term for the group of physical symptoms that someone might experience the day after a bout of heavy alcohol consumption. It includes all of the symptoms that have been lampooned in popular culture and reinforced throughout the history of drinking, including headaches, nausea, lethargy, aches and pains, and “cottonmouth”, or dry […]

The American author, Mark Twain, is famously reported to have quipped that “it’s easy to quit smoking – I’ve done it hundreds of times.” Smokers who have developed a nicotine addiction will appreciate the irony in this quote, particularly if they have tried to stop smoking on one or more occasions. The physical and psychological […]

Fentanyl is a lethal and dangerous drug spreading its way across the world. Over the last two years, fentanyl has found its way to Ireland, in much the same manner as it has presented itself in other countries. Without any taste or color, fentanyl is hard to detect. This is why many drug manufacturers are […]

People travel far and wide to get the treatment they need to recover from drug and alcohol addiction, in addition to concurrent mental health conditions. It is common for people to feel as though they need to get far away from their home environments where they have misused drugs and alcohol or become mentally unwell. […]

Addiction can cause someone to become very manipulative in their nature, causing them to lie, cheat, steal, and hide the truth. You might suspect that someone in your life is misusing drugs like opioids but you cannot catch them or prove that they are. One of the best ways to identify opioid abuse is through […]

The loss of a close one can feel like a devastation from which there is no recovery. Turning to drugs, alcohol or other self-destructive behaviors only prolongs the grieving process, which can be healing. Residential treatment programmes including bereavement therapy can help the mourning process find completion while enabling self-care rather than self-destructive behaviors.   […]

Mental health recovery for addiction, alcoholism, or co-occurring disorders includes everyone. We can all support mental health recovery for ourselves, our friends, and our family members.   Real change is possible in recovery. People living with mental illness are not broken, damaged, or defective. They are real people capable of real change. Everyone is capable […]