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How to Understand Your Loved One's Addiction and Support Their Recovery

How to Understand Your Loved One’s Addiction and Support Their Recovery

If you have a loved one going through addiction recovery, you have some work ahead of you to learn how best to support them. Without education, your efforts to show support may be ineffective at best and counterproductive at worst. Learning about how addiction forms and what it takes to maintain recovery can benefit you

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What Are the Most Effective Ways to Improve a Loved One's Chances of Recovery?

What Are the Most Effective Ways to Improve a Loved One’s Chances of Recovery?

You may have heard that the relapse rate among people in addiction recovery is relatively high. Research shows that about two-thirds of recovering individuals relapse after completing initial treatment. This may seem disheartening to hear if you are supporting a loved one going through rehab and recovery. However, relapse is often part of the journey.

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Giving a Loved One Motivation to Stay Hopeful in Recovery

Giving a Loved One Motivation to Stay Hopeful in Recovery

Addiction recovery is like an uphill marathon. Things can get tough, and you may feel all is lost, including past efforts. Recovering individuals need motivation and a sense of hope to keep them going. There are many ways you can motivate your loved one to stay hopeful in recovery. The Importance of Continuous Motivation During

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What Is Addiction-Related Harm Reduction?

What Is Addiction-Related Harm Reduction?

Substance use disorder (SUD) may lead to many unfavorable outcomes such as infectious disease transmission, organ failures, suicides, and overdose deaths. For years, public health professionals and experts in the field of addiction and recovery have researched how to reduce the harm associated with using substances. Harm reduction is necessary to meet people where they

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