Practical guides, member stories, and clinical answers — written by people in recovery and reviewed by addiction medicine clinicians. Updated weekly.
Amy Dresner opens up about how breaking her routine throws her off the beam, and how she’s learned to get back into action.
Hi friends. My name is Max Backer and I am Workit Health’s new Community Manager. As I get to know the Workit community, I wanted to introduce myself and tell you a bit about what community in recovery means to me. I am celebrating 4 years of sobriety this month
Addiction doesn’t discriminate, affecting people of all ethnicities and walks of life. But sadly, access to life-saving buprenorphine treatment is less equal. The racial disparity in how the “war on drugs” has been waged and who suffers from it is well documented. Black and White Americans use drugs at roughly
Relapse happens to so many people. Here’s how to move forward afterward and get back into recovery. When you’re on the road to recovery from substance abuse, a relapse can be devastating. Feelings of guilt and shame can further derail your recovery. It’s important to get help right away if
We tend to think of it as affecting kids, but I didn’t get my ADHD diagnosis until I was an adult. It was a major revelation about my coping mechanisms and behaviors. Finding out I had ADHD was one of those “A-hah!” moments they talk about in the rooms, where
Do you have questions about getting Suboxone treatment in Grand Rapids? We have answers! In the year between April 2020 and April 2021, Michigan lost more than 2,900 people to drug overdoses. This represents a 19% increase in overdose death over the previous year. Across the nation, the increase was
Despite not being a “gamer,” I found myself drawn into gaming addiction through a harmless-appearing phone app. I always used to think that gaming addiction was stupid. I mean, I understood that process addictions were valid because I’ve struggled with almost all of them (sex, eating, internet, shopping). But gaming
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