Your Choice, Your Responsibility
Your Choice, Your Responsibility Harry Henshaw April 1, 2021 Negative Thinking and Self-hatred: Believe it or not, we do choose all of our thoughts! While it seems that we do not chose them as they [...]
Our Truth to Transform
Harry Henshaw March 9, 2021 Dan Millman once wrote in the Way of the Peaceful Warrior that we do not like to look inside ourselves because we are afraid of what we will find [...]
When Do You Know You’re Ready For Treatment?
Recovery is a long road, and it can be difficult to understand whether or not you’re ready to get treatment. On the one hand, you’re going to want to get help as soon as possible. [...]
5 Ways To Cope With Addiction As A Family
Addiction isn’t just difficult for the person suffering with the disease, it can also be difficult for those around them. The family is no exception, which is why it’s so important to understand the tactics [...]
How Addiction Can Impact a Family
When someone is addicted, they’re not just hurting themselves, they’re hurting everyone around them. This can be especially problematic for family members, who may be less inclined to set the boundaries needed to protect themselves. [...]
How Do You Plan an Intervention?
Getting someone to seek addiction treatment can be difficult. While you may be tempted to dismiss your loved one’s issue, thinking that it’s none of your business, it’s vitally important to show them why they [...]
How to Encourage Your Loved One to Get Addiction Treatment
Encouraging a loved one to get addiction treatment can be difficult. People rarely want to confront how their behaviors can cause problems for both themselves and the people around them. As well, it’s very common [...]
How To Stay Sober After Your Treatment
Recovery is a lifelong journey. Once you’ve left treatment, there’s a lot you can be proud of. You’ve overcome one of the biggest humps, moving past chemical addiction and seeing how life can feel without [...]
How to Come Back After a Relapse
Addiction is a disease that many people struggle with, and recovery can be a long journey to complete. It’s common for people to relapse, but that doesn’t mean your journey is over. Instead, it means [...]
Signs That I Have an Addiction Problem
Addiction is a disease that can be difficult to acknowledge. Some people don’t see it as a disease, or they think it should be easy to quit. The truth is, the road to recovery is [...]
How Do I Stay Connected and Find Addiction Support During the Covid 19 Crisis?
The road to recovery is long, and addiction is difficult to deal with even in the best of times. As we’re all living through a quarantine, you may have some questions about addiction treatment. Are [...]
7 Easy Steps to Choosing the Best Drug Rehab in Florida for You
Choosing a drug rehab program for yourself or a loved one is never an easy task. It often comes at a very stressful time when the disease has become so out of control that intervention [...]
5 Negative Childhood Experiences That Contribute to Substance Use Disorder
When you or a loved one suffers from the disease of addiction, one of the first things you want is answers. At Transitions Recovery Program, we hear the same questions again and again from patients [...]
10 Step Ultimate Guide to Finding the Most Effective Drug Rehab for Yourself or a Loved One
With hundreds of substance abuse treatment programs in the state of Florida alone, it can be overwhelming to find the best drug rehab. But it's not a hopeless endeavor. At Transitions Recovery Program, we think [...]
Are We Enabling Addiction?
The answer is likely yes. Addiction is not something that affects just the addict. It affects anyone and everyone around the addict. Loved ones, friends, family, like it or not, they are all involved. When [...]
Breakthrough Medication May Erase Addiction Impulses
As the proportion of U.S. workers testing positive for illegal drugs approaches five percent, attention has turned to an unlikely drug that shows promise for curbing substance addiction. The use of medication to treat addicts [...]
All About Flakka and How to Identify Users
Many people view the flakka users mentioned in news stories as easy targets for jokes and ridicule. But anyone who has had a family member struggling with substance abuse knows that there is a face [...]
Nurse Jackie: TV’s Most Accurate Portrayal of Addiction
TV shows have traditionally been more invested in plot than character development. In recent years increased competition for viewers has led to more quality product. This month Showtime's Nurse Jackie begins its seventh and final [...]
Tips on Explaining a Parent’s Addiction to Kids
If you or your spouse are dealing with a substance addiction problem, informing your children is a difficult but necessary task. The explanation often falls to the non-addicted parent, but whether it’s handled by one [...]
The Top Five Issues that Impact Contemporary Families
Substance abuse does not discriminate between gender, age, social standing, white collar, blue collar, professional or household income. It is an issue that crosses all lines and knows no boundaries affecting individuals, their families, and [...]
