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Why does Suboxone make your feet and legs swell?
Why does Suboxone make your feet and legs swell?Have you noticed since starting Suboxone treatment that your ankles and feet seem to be a bit swollen? What does it mean? Could it be the Suboxone causing it?Swelling around the ankles is called edema. Edema is due to fluid collecting in the soft...
What’s the Difference Between Methadone and Suboxone?
What's the Difference Between Methadone and Suboxone?Methadone and Suboxone are medications that treat opioid addiction. Opioids are a type of drug that includes painkillers, heroin, and fentanyl. These drugs can reduce pain, especially from injuries or surgery. They can also cause feelings of...
Staying Sober on St.Patrick’s Day
3 Ways to Celebrate a Sober St. Patrick’s DayTo most individuals, St. Patrick’s Day is respected as a time to grasp the soul of the Irish, celebrate fiercely, and of course, drink. That last part is particularly true in the common sense of the occasion, and numerous individuals, who likely are...
Let’s Start AND End 2021 Sober!
With the start of 2021 comes the opportunity to create a fresh start; to start new habits, make new goals, and manifest new patterns in our lives. For some of us that might mean eating healthier and working out more consistently. For some of us that might mean cleaning out that back room that has...
6 Tips for Staying Sober During the Holidays
Staying sober during the holidays is not an easy feat. The holidays are a time full of joy and indulgence for some, while a time of stress and pain for others. For those battling substance abuse, both of these positions are dangerous. This year the stakes are even higher this holiday season, as...
Alcoholism: 2020’s Second Pandemic
From face masks, to quarantining, to running out of hand sanitizer and soaps, COVID-19 has provided us with plenty of stressors; all of these stressors are even more heightened for those struggling with an addiction to alcohol. For people with alcoholism, the social isolation and other side...
The Need For Drama
You know that person in your life that just can’t seem to stay away from the drama? Whether they are in the middle of it or simply cheering it on from the sidelines, conflict and strife seem to just follow them wherever they go. Maybe you’ve noticed this pattern in your own personal life – you...
6 Healthy Habits for Recovery
Addiction is an internally derived yet often extrinsically motivated, chronic need to satisfy an urge with a specific stimulus. Your body reads this brain’s chronic dysfunction as a problem that can only be solved by purging on whatever substance, activity, or other addictive cycle is in question....
Exercise and Recovery
Did you know that building a fitness routine can actually improve your chances of achieving sobriety? Yes, we are serious! Exercise has actually proven to provide many benefits to not only your physical health journey but also your mental and emotional health as well. Here are some of the top...
Dangers of Social Media and Sobriety
While we all come from different backgrounds and engage in different cultural practices and beliefs, the vast majority of society is currently impacted by social media; this is the one common thread that so many of us are connected by. Today’s technological advances are huge blessings to each one...