Addiction Treatment
Does a ‘High-Functioning’ Person Need Help?
The question is precisely why the term "high functioning" is broadly unhelpful. Plenty of "successful" people struggle with addiction and mental health conditions, and they deserve care.
Bipolar Disorder and Addiction: Recovery Is Possible
Substance use disorders frequently co-occur with this mood disorder, which impacts around 7 million American adults. But have hope: Today, both are more treatable than ever.
A Child of Addiction Learns To Thrive
All Sober EVP of Addiction and Recovery Maeve O'Neill reflects on the messages and mentors that helped her understand her childhood and inspired her life's work.
Can I Afford Recovery?
Addiction can rob you of resources, financial or otherwise. But finances shouldn't be a barrier to recovery. Here's what to look for when tailoring a plan to your needs.
Recovery Through F.E.A.R.: Sounds Scary, But Doesn’t Have To Be
If you think recovery seems daunting, you're in the good company of everyone else who's ever tried it. It might help to keep a deceptively simple acronym in mind.
The 5 Stages of Change: A Handy Framework for Understanding Recovery
It's a tried and true model for what the transition from addiction to recovery looks like. Get acquainted with each stage to assess where you're at — and what you can achieve.
Is It Normal To Be This Anxious in Recovery?
Things will feel very raw at first, no doubt, but as you progress, you can learn some simple methods for coping with everyday anxiety or get help if the issue is more severe.
‘Substance Use’ vs. ‘Substance Abuse’: What Do They Mean?
And is there a difference? All Sober's Maeve O'Neill explains the distinctions, and how "use" turns into "substance use disorder."
What Comes Next? Planning for Life After Treatment
It's a fresh, exciting, maybe-a-little-bewildering new day. Here's what to think about as you prepare to leave treatment and ponder: Who will I be?
Talk Sober Live: An Innovative Judge and a Defendant Turned Recovery Specialist
In a new All Sober roundtable discussion, the two joined All Sober EVP Maeve O'Neill and journalist Kathleen Koch for a frank conversation about stigma, sentencing and Suboxone.
Why Alcohol and Anxiety Don’t Mix
Anxiety disorders are extremely common, and alcohol can make them worse. All Sober's Dr. Paulo Negro explains how anxiety can lead to alcohol use disorder — and how people can get help.
Tools To Know: The Basics of Vivitrol, aka Naltrexone
The non-habit-forming medication can be highly effective in combating addiction to opioids and alcohol. Read up on it.