Forgiveness: Healing from Addiction
In recovery for drug and alcohol addiction, unresolved issues such as grief, conflicts, and loss can resurface and create the potential for relapse. Forgiveness by both the recovering addict/alcoholic...
View ArticleAddiction and the LGBTQI Community: Socializing and Sobriety
One overarching question exists for LGBTQIs facing addiction: “Where and how do I socialize after I get sober?” For most gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people in their 20’s and 30’s, their...
View ArticleAlcoholism and Addiction: How to Stay Sober While Traveling
Travel season is here in full force and unless you’re going on an expedition through the Alaskan tundra, there is a good chance you will be around alcohol. Vacations are a time to relax, regenerate and...
View Article54 Heroin Abuse or Addiction Warning Signs
Heroin has been receiving more attention in the news recently. CBS NEWS: Hooked on Heroin; NY TIMES: Heroin in New England, More Abundant and Deadly; BBC News: Cory Monteith: The Heroin users that...
View ArticleCognitive-Behavioral Treatment for Addictions
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a widely used therapeutic approach which examines the link between a client’s environment, thinking and eventual behavior. The premise of this approach is based...
View ArticleAddiction and Family: Acceptance as a Step Toward Healing in Treatment
“Acceptance is not approval.” This saying reverberates through the rooms of 12-step meetings. The saying is common because acceptance is difficult to understand and not easy to achieve. In fact, it...
View ArticleAddiction Recovery: Step 5 – Admitting Wrongs
“Admitted to ourselves, another person and our higher power the exact nature of our wrongs” The fifth step in addiction recovery is one of the steps that has a large impact on members. After completing...
View ArticleSober St. Patrick’s Day
Some holidays are more difficult than others for recovering alcoholics; St.Patrick’s day is often one of those holidays. It was once celebrated as a day to honor the Patron Saint of Ireland, it has...
View ArticleAddiction and Learning Theory
From all the research that has been done in the field of addiction over the past 30-40 years, we know several factors are involved in the development and continuance of addictive behavior. Within the...
View ArticleChicago LGBTQ Event by Chicago Roundup (We Can Go Anywhere)
Its that time again for Chicago’s only LGBTQ recovery weekend. It begins August 15th and continues until August 17th at the Center on Halsted. Chicago Roundup, Inc. is a volunteer-based organization...
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