iRecovery – Addiction Recovery TrackerBy Hope & Freedom Counseling Services Finally there is a tool that will help you track your recovery from addiction—any addiction. iRecovery assigns recovery points for various recovery activities and then tracks your progress week by week. You may add your own activities to truly customize your own recovery program. The…
by Ken PomeranceChief Operating OfficerInTheRooms.com The 11th Tradition of Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous states, “Our public relations policy is based on attraction rather than promotion; we need always maintain personal anonymity at the level of press, radio, and films.” How does anonymity fit into present day recovery in the era of social networks?When I…
By Join Together Staff | July 25, 2012 A study funded by the National Institutes of Health is seeking people in recovery from an alcohol or drug problem to participate in a web-based survey. The researchers hope the study will help dispel the stigma that those in recovery face. The goal of the “What is Recovery” study…
Partnership for Drug Free Kids has a complete Drug Guide for Parents which is now available for quick and easy reference as a mobile app for Android phones and iPhones. Access vital information on drugs most commonly abused by teens — marijuana, prescription medicine, Ecstasy, alcohol, cocaine and more — including photos, slang terms and short- and…
August 6, 2015Medical Press – Psychology & Psychiatry Despite the growing use of online support groups such as those on Facebook to help curb substance abuse, attending traditional face-to-face meetings may continue to be more effective for people trying to maintain sobriety, according to research presented at the American Psychological Association’s 123rd Annual Convention. “One…
New York TimesJULY 31, 2015 Is there anything that would make someone want to join a new social network at this point? We already have Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, as well as smaller alternatives like Ello. And the advent of apps like Snapchat has made public blabbing less appealing than engaging in private communication. But…
by Lena BorrelliJuly 24, 2020DecisionData.org More than 67,300 Americans died from drug overdoses in 2018. Nearly 70% of those deaths involved addictive use of opioids. Fighting drug addiction is usually accomplished through a process of rehabilitation that involves sobriety, relearning life skills and highlighting awareness to understand what triggered the abuse and how to avoid…
By Scott Gleeson July 1, 2020 In our newfound world of physical distancing, the idea of six to eight people in a confined space might feel counterintuitive to the six-feet-apart mission we still find ourselves trekking in wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Yet the power of a group is exactly what could provide a profound…
By Matt Richtel It began as a stopgap way to get through the pandemic, but both participants and providers say virtual sessions have some clear advantages and will likely become a permanent part of recover Until the coronavirus pandemic, their meetings took place quietly, every day, discreet gatherings in the basements of churches, a…
Supporting Those Left Behind By Bill WhiteCitation: White, W. & Stauffer, B. (2020)Posted at www.williamwhitepapers.com Recent essays predicted the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the future of addiction recovery and celebrated the resilience of communities of recovery as they transitioned from face-to-face to online recovery support meetings. This brief article calls attention to those…