TikTok in Recovery: Helpful or Harmful?
Can TikTok support recovery or increase relapse risks? Explore the benefits, dangers, and how to use social media wisely during addiction recovery.
What’s the Opposite of Addiction
Lauren McQuistin, accomplished author, SubStack writer, and owner of the Instagram account @brutalrecovery, recently pointed out that there’s no clean opposite to substance use disorder (SUD). For many, addiction is a constant roller coaster. One day you’re up, the next you’re gripping the safety bar for dear life, and sometimes you’re not sure if you want to get off or keep riding. In South Carolina, Waypoint Recovery Center staff and peers swap out that roller
What to Expect in Early Recovery
Today, we’re looking at some of the experiences she describes, how they may show up in your own recovery journey.
What’s The Point of Art in Therapy?
When you hear “art therapy,” you might picture finger paints, crafts, or awkward group projects that feel disconnected from recovery—and perhaps even from reality. If you already feel skeptical about therapy, adding drawing, music, writing, or movement into residential treatment may sound more ridiculous than a kindergarten class for adults. Art therapy usually isn’t about talent, artistic skill, or acting like a child. It’s simply one way to process stress, trauma, emotions, and experiences that
How Quitting Smoking Supports Recovery
You don’t have to quit smoking to begin treatment and no one expects you to be perfect from day one. Learn more here
Is OUD a Chronic Disease
Read this article to help shift your idea of OUD away from a personal failure to a chronic medical condition.
Insomnia and Cannabis
Since cannabis does increase the amount of adenosine in your brain, a neurotransmitter that helps you fall asleep, it may help with insomnia