Tulalip community celebrates ‘wellbriety’
The celebration of sobriety, or wellbriety, has occurred every so often amongst the local recovery community at Tulalip for years.
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Kevin
- May 5, 2018
- 3 min
ADDICTION REHAB IS BROKEN. CAN TECHNOLOGY FIX IT?
Written by Zachary Siegel Published on WIRED l BackChannel l 04.01.18 My time in rehab for an opioid addiction left me humiliated and desperate to know why my friends were dying. Now a wave of app developers are trying to do things differently. MY DAD’S COMPANY had season tickets to the White Sox. On muggy Midwest summer days we’d go as a family—always sitting in the same seats, 25 rows above first base. I told this to a counselor I’ll call Bill, when he asked me to remember
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Kevin
- Apr 25, 2018
- 2 min
Here's What Really Happens to Your Brain When You Drink Too Much Alcohol
Written by AMANDA MACMILLAN Health l April 24, 2018 Some of the effects, like slurred speech and loss of balance, can be very obvious. Others, like cell death, not so much. A glass of wine with dinner, a happy-hour beer after work, a cocktail (or three) on vacation: Alcohol is deeply ingrained in American culture, and, for many of us, it’s a normal part of our daily lives. Studies suggest that alcohol, when consumed at low to moderate levels, may have some health benefits. It
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Kevin
- Apr 23, 2018
- 2 min
RecoveryTrek Announces Launch of Faces & Voices of Recovery Data Platform – (RDP)
Many have observed the power of a story of personal recovery from substance use disorder, but it can be difficult for organizations to justify funding and partnership opportunities without credible analytics and metrics. The Recovery Data Platform (RDP), a cloud-based software solution developed by Faces and Voices of Recovery and RecoveryTrek, accumulates, processes and generates useful reports that simplify the process for stakeholders. ---------------------- NORFOLK, VA. (
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Kevin
- Mar 16, 2018
- 2 min
St. Patrick's Day - 4 Tips for Staying Sober
BY REEGAN VON WILDENRADT, MAR 16, 2018 [Men's Health] Trying to avoid booze on a St. Patrick’s Day that falls on a Saturday? It may seem like your only realistic option is to temporarily move to a deserted island for 24 hours. Adopting an alcohol-free lifestyle can be challenging, and festive holidays like St. Patrick's Day stand to make things even trickier. That's why we talked to Jeff Foote, PhD, co-founder of the Center for Motivation and Change, about how to get through
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Kevin
- Mar 16, 2018
- 2 min
How to Know if You Should Consider a Sober Semester
By Lexi Hill, March 02, 2018 [Her Campus / PHYSICAL HEALTH] College is a fun four (sometimes more) years. It’s an opportunity to take classes you don’t know anything about, find out what you’re really good at and meet new people. Sometimes, though, those four-ish years can become overwhelming- especially trying to balance a full course load and evolving social life. However, in an atmosphere that encourages going out, it’s hard to say no sometimes. Who wants to pass on a nigh
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Kevin
- Mar 14, 2018
- 2 min
[RESEARCH]: More Paths to Successful Sobriety than Just Alcoholics Anonymous, Says New Study
Published by Alcohol Research Group, February 27,2018 [arg. org] Alternative Mutual Help Groups are Viable Options to Traditional 12-step Groups People with an alcohol use disorder who participated in alternative mutual help groups had abstinence outcomes equivalent to those who participated in traditional 12-step groups at the same level, a new study from Senior Scientist and Center Associate Director Sarah E. Zemore and colleagues. This is the first longitudinal, comparati
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Kevin
- Mar 12, 2018
- 1 min
Alcohol use disorder is a 'major risk factor' for dementia
By Tim Newman, February 21, 2018 Medical News Today - medicalnewstoday. com A recent study scrutinized the relationship between alcohol and dementia. The researchers found that alcohol use disorders are a major risk factor for all types of dementia. Dementia is characterized by steady cognitive decline and affects 5–7 percent of those over 60. This makes it a leading cause of disability. Though there are a number of dementia types — including Alzheimer's disease, which is th
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