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    Addiction and Emotions

    Addiction and Emotions If you were to take a poll of all recovering alcoholics and/or addicts and asked how they initially got sober, then made it through the first year without relapse, my guess is that no…

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    Recovery Support for Older Adults

    Recovery Support for Older Adults According to The National Council of Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD), widowers over the age of 75 have the highest rate of alcoholism in the U.S. In fact, there is a growing…

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    Recovery Residences

    Recovery Residences The National Association of Recovery Residences (NARR) with the Society of Community Research and Action (SCRA) has developed a policy statement on the value of Recovery Residences.  Studies are showing the positive effects of these…

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    How Do Sober Homes Work?

    How Do Sober Homes Work? Sober living homes are critical to the continuum of care model of addiction recovery in that they provide “transitional living”.  This covers the period after completing residential inpatient treatment but before mainstream…