Addiction Treatment Magazine

Twenty-five years after Melody Beattie wrote her groundbreaking book, Codependent No More, and following publication of three other books on codependence (Beyond Codependency, The Language of Letting Go, and The Codependents Guide to the Twelve Steps), the author is back again, this time with The New Codependency. This latest work sheds new light on how [...]

Celebrating your sobriety is an important part of your recovery. It’s also one that you need to factor into your life. Celebrations are, by their very nature, meant to be occasions of rejoicing, joy and sharing something that’s good. But they take planning and conscious thought. Celebrations don’t just occur without intention. Still, whoever came [...]

Anyone who’s beginning treatment or living in early recovery recognizes that this is a whole new chapter in their life. Not all of those initial chapters are either predictable or pre-ordained. Much like a novel, what happens next is often quite surprising. It’s certainly filled with challenges. Using the book analogy to your journey to [...]

Once you complete treatment for dependence or addiction to alcohol, drugs, or other addictive behaviors, it’s a whole new world ahead. This can also be a pretty frightening time if you fail to prepare yourself for a range of new emotions, challenges, obstacles and opportunities. Let’s face it, while treatment itself wasn’t easy at times, [...]

With Americans today taking a fresh look at all aspects of their lives, including financial, social and health, it makes sense that revisiting the rationale for some old habits is a good idea as well. Besides paring down household expenses, doing away with discretionary purchases, simplifying your life and putting more emphasis on quality family [...]

Addiction takes a tremendous toll on everyone involved – the addict, family, friends, employer and coworkers. Beyond the anguish and heartache of having to deal with the addiction itself, the spouse, significant other or loved ones of the addict often suffer the added burden of financial difficulties as well. Pressure to stretch rapidly diminishing family [...]

If you are like most individuals in recovery, going through drug or alcohol rehab was probably one of the most difficult experiences you’ve ever faced. Having made it through the tough part, however, doesn’t quite prepare you for some of the out-of-the-blue situations you’re likely to encounter post-rehab. Like what to do when friends turn [...]