October 29, 2012 - Destination Hope

5 Books For Maintaining Motivation During Recovery From Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

Recovery from alcohol abuse and alcoholism is a long journey that may have many bumps along the way. Although rehab and addiction treatment is the first stage in recovery, and arguably the most important, long-term recovery from alcohol abuse and alcoholism requires a long term commitment to staying clean. The most successful recoveries tend to occur with individuals who look for ways to inspire and motivate themselves to live a better life even after they’ve been through a rehab program for addiction treatment. Many people find that inspiration that can be found in their everyday activities and loved ones, but there are many sources of inspiration and it’s helpful to have more than one. Some people in recovery from alcohol abuse and alcoholism find inspiration and motivation to remain sober from books.

October 29, 2012

How Do I Know If I Suffer from Codependency?

Codependency has so many different definitions that it is difficult for people to really understand what types of behavior are associated with the condition. It

October 26, 2012

Understanding Eating Disorders: Anorexia Nervosa

Anorexia nervosa is one of the most common eating disorders, but there are many others. From binge eating to bulimia to anorexia, many women struggle

October 24, 2012

Recovering Alcoholic Colin Farrell Speaks Out

Colin Farrell quit drinking and sought alcoholism treatment in 2006 after years of being Hollywood’s bad boy. In a new interview with Details Magazine for

October 15, 2012

5 Meditation Techniques to Improve Dual Diagnosis Recovery

Is dual diagnosis recovery harder than recovery from just substance abuse? People who struggle with dual diagnosis struggle with substance abuse and mental health problems. They may feel that their challenges are harder, more significant or that their battle is harder won. The truth is that battle against addiction is challenging. There is no scale to rate how challenging recovery is, each of us struggles with our own recovery and our own individual challenges. There are many techniques and tools for helping us along the path to dual diagnosis recovery, including group therapy and meetings. Many people find that the hardest time for them is when they are alone or feel as though they cannot reach out for support. During those times, meditation techniques can be helpful for reducing stress and focus on finding the inner strength to maintain a sober lifestyle.

October 15, 2012

The Effects of Alcohol Abuse on the Reproductive System

Alcohol abuse can wreak havoc on the body. In fact, it can devastate many systems in the body, from your cardiovascular system to your brain function. Alcohol abuse can have particularly negative effect on the reproductive system, resulting in infertility, hormonal problems and various sexual disorders. Because alcohol abuse, whether habitual and frequent or infrequent and in large quantities depletes the body of essential nutrients, it can cause long –term damage.

October 10, 2012

The Effects of Drug Abuse on Your Reproductive System

Drug abuse is well known to cause damage to the entire human body. While people may be well educated that it is overall harmful, they may not be aware of the havoc it can wreak on the reproductive system for both men and women. Long term drug abuse may make it difficult to have children in the future and cause short term hormone problems. Worse yet, long term drug abuse can cause difficulty having children later in life. Drug use during pregnancy or conception may cause a baby to be born with an addiction or cause physical and mental disabilities.

October 8, 2012

October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Domestic Violence Awareness month is celebrated every October. Each year since 1981, the national campaign to increase awareness and decrease domestic violence has grown in

October 1, 2012

How Alcohol Abuse Impacts Your Eyes

Alcohol abuse has short and long term implications for the human body. In addition to the immediate effects felt after consuming one drink, drinking alcohol in large quantities, frequently or binge drinking can lead to long-term complications on your health.

People suffering from alcohol abuse know the way that their eyes feel after a night of drinking- dry, red and itchy. This is a result of dehydration, but these are only a few of the complications alcohol causes to the eyes.

October 1, 2012

Beat Alcohol and Drug Abuse Before the Holidays

Alcohol and drug abuse may seem difficult to overcome at the beginning of the recovery process, but many women are able to live healthy, productive

September 26, 2012

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