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Substance Abuse & Recovery

Benefits of Yoga in Recovery from Substance Abuse

Good morning, Today we share an article from Addiction Resource, entitled 'Yoga – Why it’s Great for People Recovering From Drug Abuse.' "Prescription and illicit drug abuse is a looming health problem in the US. In fact, it is a major cause of rising healthcare expenses, a general deterioration of health, as well as socio-economic issues. There are various approaches to...

Can You Get Over an Addiction?

Good morning! We can't urge you enough. Please, please, consider this if "addiction" touches your life in any way and check out this article we are sharing from The New York Times. "We are long overdue for a new perspective — both because our understanding of the neuroscience underlying addiction has changed and because so many existing treatments simply don’t work. Addiction is...

Humans and our need to connect

Good afternoon, Today we want to share with you a very interesting article from the Huffington Post earlier this year. The article talks about drug addicts and the possible cause of addiction, but it brings up many other valid points that go beyond just addicts, and more about humans as a whole. "This isn't only relevant to the addicts I love. It...