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The Role of Recovery Communities in Cultural Healing
Ironically, it is at the margins of society that one discovers the moral center. –Van Jones
In a bleeding world, where are the sources of communal healing? When our connecting fabric is shredding under the assault of hateful rhetoric, where do we find common ground—settings where people speak with each other and not at and over each other? How can we escape the spell of political pimps of all persuasions creating and exploiting divisions for personal aggrandizement and ideological gain?
Read MoreDouble Duty: How to Make Volunteering Count Twice
Not only can volunteering be good for the heart and soul, it can do double duty if you choose your volunteering options wisely. Check out these ways to make sure volunteering counts in more ways than one.
Read MoreHow to Avoid Volunteer Burnout and Dominate Doing Good
Doing good in the world can be downright exhausting if you let it. But when you’re on top of your game and giving it all you’ve got in a productive way, you optimize the amount of awesome you’re putting out into the world.
Read MoreHow the Addiction Lobby Got its Bill
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Read MoreRamp Up for National Volunteer Month
While it’s true we’re still in the midst of March, in another week we’ll be entering the month notoriously known for its Spring rain showers. Sure, April is a time to break out the raincoats and umbrellas, but it’s also notorious for recognizing and celebrating volunteers.
Read More10 Tips to a Positive, Purposeful Day
Wish you felt greater fulfillment at the close of each day? Pay careful attention to your mornings.
Read MoreNew Recovery Movement Basics
New Recovery Advocacy Movement Basics Definition- The New Recovery Advocacy Movement (NRAM) is a social movement led by people in addiction recovery and their allies aimed at altering public and…
Read MoreWhen Tragedy Hits Home, We MUST Do More
Addiction is a deadly epidemic affecting every community across our great nation. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), more Americans die each year from drug overdoses than in…
Read MoreNational Night of Conversation
Growing up, I was taught that I shouldn’t use drugs. Even though others in my family had experienced problems with substance use, it didn’t spark the kind of two-way discussion that would have allowed for an open dialogue. Today, things are different; my family and I talk openly about this important health issue. In fact, I have 6 nieces and nephews, and as each one reaches an appropriate age, I share my recovery story and make them aware of the dangers of drug use, the history of addiction in our family, and the importance of making healthy choices. I encourage you to do the same.
Read MoreAddiction Research
National surveys have given us with valuable information about rates of alcohol and other drug use, abuse and dependence (SAMHSA, 2013). Much of what we know about addiction, however, has come from information obtained from men and women entering inpatient or outpatient treatment for their substance use problems. (SAMHSA, 2013). While such information is important, it represents only one segment of the much larger group of people with addictions. Many such individuals have never been admitted to a substance abuse treatment program nor have they participated in any kind of addiction recovery support group (White et al., 2013).
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