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September is National Recovery Month

9/1/2017

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The United States has higher rates of addiction as well as higher social costs compared to other developed countries.
Substance use and other addictive disorders such as gambling result in tens of thousands of American deaths per year and billions of dollars in lost wages, crime and incarceration, healthcare and other social harms. Alcohol and tobacco lead the list in deaths and costs to society but at the same time they are socially acceptable and legal to sell, buy and use. The regulations of substance use and gambling varies widely by state, as do the services available to people seeking recovery from an addiction. Society, meanwhile, sends mixed messages to youth about the risks of addictive behaviors through media, advertising and role modeling. There is no single policy or practice that swiftly change things in the U.S., but one of the approaches I think is more effective is the use of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). Individuals who use CBT to address irrational thinking have far better outcomes than those who do not. If you or a friend or family member is looking for help in addressing an addictive behavior, I encourage you to seek out a counselor who has a background in CBT and who will not use moral arguments or labels to make people feel like they are powerless or incompetent. Here is a video from SMART Recovery, a free CBT-based program that I highly recommend. 

More information about Smart Recovery can be found here: www.smartrecovery.org/
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4/21/2018 01:25:36 am

It's National recovery month once again, and it reminds me of a success story about what I've read online. I am happy to see that various people have recovered from their situations before. It is because they have never given up and their faith are strong enough to carry all the challenges that are coming. I am hoping that more people will embrace some great changes in life because that's how it should be. We will always keep ourselves going and everything will be alright!

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