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Positivity is Power

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Positivity is a powerful tool in recovery. It can be the difference between healing and hopelessness. Having a positive mindset facilitates change and allows you to stay in the present.

Recovering addicts must develop ways to stay positive. People suffering from any disease need the power of positivity. Numerous research studies link positive thinking with health.

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Addiction Struggles

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Addiction is a chronic disease.

Addiction is the use or abuse of a substance that causes chemical changes to the brain.

The first thing a struggling addict needs to do is admit there is a problem and find treatment.

It is important to seek sobriety.

Long-term treatment allows someone to practice important coping skills and become comfortable with using them once they leave treatment. In turn, this can help prevent relapse and secure a place in sobriety.

Matthew Perry found long-term sobriety, he said this, “you can’t have a drug problem for 30 years and expect to solve it in 28 days.”

When do you need to detox?

If the person has been using substances that can cause dangerous withdrawal symptoms, examples:

  • Opioids (prescription or otherwise),
    • Benzodiazepines (prescription or otherwise),
    • Other sedative drugs (prescription or otherwise), and/or
    • Alcohol

After getting out of treatment or at any point in your recovery.

Talking with an expert in recovery can elevate your goals. Substance abuse counselors are experts in the impacts of addiction and substance abuse, as well as, the mental and physical treatments for these issues. They can evaluate patients’ health, recommend treatments and help them develop skills to aid in recovery.

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Help is always available by contacting the SAMHSA National Helpline.

Confidential free help, from public health agencies, to find substance use treatment and information. 

Learn more:1-800-662-4357

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Sobriety Makes You Pretty

Sobriety Is a Choice

Sobriety can make you feel and look good! Consuming addictive substances can make a horrific impact on a person’s health. Look at the effect it has on our overall physical appearance.

Eyes

In the early stages of sobriety from drugs, the eyes are bloodshot/yellow and you may have dark circle. Stop drinking and drugging, once the eyes are soft and clear.

Keep your eyes healthy with vitamins: C, E, A and zinc. Think “orange”: oranges, carrots and apricots.

Clear, sober eyes with snowy whites are gorgeous!

Hair

In sobriety you can have a balanced diet. Heavy drinkers and drug users rarely do. It is inspiring to see confidence restored when people stop drinking/using and have hair regrowth. For gorgeous locks, eat your leafy greens, drink lots of water and eat foods rich in zinc.

* Eat food rich in zinc: citrus fruits, avocado, and okra

Skin

It’s not nice to abuse your liver. Drug and Alcohol use is tough on the organ that filters the blood as it circulates through the body. Also, it depletes us from nutrition and electrolytes. Stealing good hydration from the body. Maladies caused: broken blood vessels, rosacea, red spots, wrinkles, puffiness, and dryness.

Sobriety restores beauty

Seek sobriety, get your glow back, start with the inside (and the obvious). Stop using drugs. What a difference it can make!

When actively using, we tend to forget the simple rules of good health and beauty. When someone has quit drinking or using, and their hair has grown back, their eyes are bright, their skin is glowing, and they feel good.

A person who has consistent nutrition, joyful movement and evidence-based practices in recovery; will start to feel better in as little as one week. With abstinence, miracles happen, inside and outside.

Much of what I have described about drug and alcohol use is not rocket science, but it is health science. When actively using, we forget the simple rules of good health and beauty.

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