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.
Opt Out of Victimhood in Addiction Recovery
Life is hard: we can’t deny it. Each day brings with it the potential for disappointment, betrayal, emotional setbacks, and financial obstacles. Every person on the planet experiences negativity and every person knows what it’s like to draw the short end of the...
Doing a Geographic: Moving On and Away in Sobriety
If you are beginning addiction recovery and feeling an urge to reboot your entire life, much as you would a glitching or frozen computer, you may want to consider “doing a geographic.” The expression originated at some point in an Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)...
The Brain on Morphine
I remember the day I broke my left collarbone playing rugby. It was a breezy autumn day in September. I had gone to make a tackle–the opponent slipped out of it–and I fell with all of my weight on my left shoulder, snapping my clavicle bone clean in half....
PTSD and Addiction Among Vets: What’s the Connection?
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a psychiatric condition that often occurs after experiencing or witnessing an acutely traumatic event. Just under 4% of the American population suffers a mild to crippling form of PTSD. Degrees of trauma can be subjective....
Alzheimer’s and Addiction: All You Need to Know
Elderly Substance Use & Alzheimer’s Disease Most of us don’t picture an elderly person when we picture someone with an alcohol or drug addiction. Yet as of 2018, nearly 1 million older adults (age 65 and over) live with a substance use disorder diagnosis. If...
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