Peer Support
Peer support can be defined as: “people from similar groupings who are not professionals who help to clarify life problems and identify solutions by listening; clarifying; feeding back; summarizing; questioning
Grandfamilies: Another Opioid Side-Effect
We can assure you that the term “grandfamilies” was not in use when Grandparents Day began 44 years ago. These are families in which (mostly) grandparents, are raising children, with
Back to School for Professionals, too!
As summer winds down and parents begin to look forward to being on schedule again, we often forget that this is a great time to go back to school for
The Rise of Quit Lit
The rise of quit lit as a support tool for discovering sobriety has been fast! Although it is not new, the burgeoning genre has been recently named. The sober curious
Vacationing While Sober? 3 Ways to Survive
Just the idea of vacationing while sober can cause anxiety in a newly sober person. Certainly, everyone has to address where they are on the sobriety journey before deciding to
Many Recovery Support Options Available
This May, one of the newer recovery support options was on the chopping block. Telehealth services was allowed during the COVID pandemic in order to allow clinicians to continue care.
Alcohol Awareness Month: What Do You Know?
Since 1987, the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD) has recognized April as Alcohol Awareness Month. The program was started in April of that year. It was intended
Prevention Over Treatment: Where’s the Focus?
The rising and immediate threat to the community from fentanyl is a sign that we should be focusing on prevention over treatment in this drug war. Fentanyl is a drug
Dealing With Drugs in the Workplace
Whether or not anyone realizes it, most companies are dealing with drugs in the workplace. Besides negatively impacting the lives of the person addicted to drugs or alcohol—and their