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Substance Use and Suicide: Finding Help and Hope Substance Use and Suicide: Finding Help and Hope

Substance Use and Suicide: Finding Help and Hope

Drugs and alcohol play a major role in suicides. But there are many paths out of despair. A top psychologist shares some guidance

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What Is a Trigger? What Is a Trigger?

What Is a Trigger?

Understand what pushes your buttons in addiction recovery, and you'll learn to save yourself a lot of stress and trouble

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What It Means To Be LGBTQ+ in Recovery What It Means To Be LGBTQ+ in Recovery

What It Means To Be LGBTQ+ in Recovery

Dignity, safety, confidence: People in the LGBTQ+ community want what everyone needs for addiction recovery and mental health

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Untroubling the Waters: Anger Management in Recovery Untroubling the Waters: Anger Management in Recovery

Untroubling the Waters: Anger Management in Recovery

Everyone gets angry sometimes, but if anger is poisoning you, it's hurting your recovery. Here's how to let it out in a healthy way

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Does a 'High-Functioning' Person Need Help? Does a 'High-Functioning' Person Need Help?

Does a 'High-Functioning' Person Need Help?

Plenty of "successful" people struggle with addiction and mental health conditions, and they deserve care

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Bipolar Disorder and Addiction: Recovery Is Possible Bipolar Disorder and Addiction: Recovery Is Possible

Bipolar Disorder and Addiction: Recovery Is Possible

Substance use disorders frequently co-occur with this mood disorder. But have hope: Today, both are more treatable than ever

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What the Fentanyl Crisis Actually Looks Like What the Fentanyl Crisis Actually Looks Like

What the Fentanyl Crisis Actually Looks Like

Many victims use it unknowingly and die quietly. Peter Attia hosts a sheriff's deputy on his podcast to learn how we got here

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Can Creativity Help With Addiction Recovery? Can Creativity Help With Addiction Recovery?

Can Creativity Help With Addiction Recovery?

Forget the old struggling artist cliché—flexing your creativity makes your brain strong and improves your emotional well-being

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Is It Normal To Be This Anxious in Recovery? Is It Normal To Be This Anxious in Recovery?

Is It Normal To Be This Anxious in Recovery?

Things will feel very raw at first, but you can learn some simple methods for coping with anxiety

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