Great Oaks Recovery Center Blog

The Great Oaks blog includes both informative and personal articles related to addiction, recovery, alcoholism, and so much more. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us anytime at (877) 977-3268.

How to Turn Down Alcoholic Drinks with Confidence

Nov 30, 2019 | Alcohol Abuse, Recovery

If you’re in recovery from alcohol use disorder, you know that you have to learn new skills to navigate sobriety. One of those skills is knowing how to turn down alcohol in social situations. The person offering the drink may not realize that you are in recovery or...

Addiction and Sexual Dysfunction: an Unexpected Side Effect

Nov 12, 2019 | Addiction, Drug Abuse

There are so many issues that go along with addiction that few people stop to consider that sexual dysfunction can be a side effect of the disease as well. Many addictive drugs can impair a person’s sex drive or sexual functioning. A person living with an addiction...

Urge Surfing and Recovery

Oct 30, 2019 | Recovery

Cravings and Urges One of the things that people in recovery have to learn to deal with is managing their cravings and urges to use. They know that once they go through detoxification (detox) and their initial drug and alcohol treatment program that the work of...

4 Reasons Relapses Happen in Early Recovery

Oct 21, 2019 | Addiction, Recovery

Many experts agree that addiction is a chronic illness. As a chronic illness, it doesn’t have a cure. Instead, it must be managed over a long time with continuing treatment. People with chronic illnesses don’t always follow their ongoing treatment plan to the letter,...

Words Hurt: How to Speak About Addiction

Oct 15, 2019 | Addiction, Recovery

Addiction is a loaded topic. People have deep-seated attitudes and opinions about addiction, some of which have been passed down over more than one generation. Our attitude about addiction is reflected in the words we use to talk about it. How we talk about addiction...