Friday, May 11th, 2012

Does insurance cover drug or alcohol rehab? Sometimes, yes. But at $7K a month on top of an annual bill of $15K+ for family health insurance, how can the typical American pay for drug rehab via health insurance? We explore here.

Tuesday, April 10th, 2012

The Buddhist approach to addiction is about mindfulness. Learn what mindfulness is and how you can increase mindful moments in addiction recovery here.

Thursday, April 5th, 2012

Addiction recovery can be supplemented by the practice of yoga. Learn how to get started here, and how a mindful approach to yoga can help your own addiction recovery.

Tuesday, January 17th, 2012

Ever wondered what a dual diagnosis means? Should you consider a dual diagnosis for yourself? We explore here.

Thursday, January 5th, 2012

Top 10 relapse prevention strategies. We review the most effective strategies for preventing relapse into drug, alcohol or behavioral addictions. Guest writer Henry Steinberger, Ph.D., the author of the SMART Recovery® Handbook, joins us here.

Tuesday, December 13th, 2011

We present four (4) exercises on how to find motivation to quit drugs. Spend one hour of homework and increase your chances of sustained recovery here.

Monday, December 5th, 2011

Looking to attend one of your first SMART Recovery® meetings? SMART Recovery Facilitator Patrick Garnett describes what happens during meetings here.

Tuesday, November 8th, 2011

What contingency management interventions are most common? And most effective? More about using vouchers, gift cards, and cash in drug addiction treatment to improve outcomes here.

Wednesday, October 19th, 2011

How can drug and alcohol rehab be customized to include traditional Native American practices and values? Staff from Icimani Ya Waste on the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota share ideas about integrating tradition and values in recovery from addiction.

Monday, October 3rd, 2011

The two proven treatments for OxyContin addiction are long term residential treatment and medication assisted opioid treatment. Learn more about OxyContin addiction therapies here.