Addiction Blog

COVID-19 action plan

What’s Your COVID-19 Action Plan?

Protecting yourself and those around you is critical during the COVID-19 pandemic. As a professional in healthcare, law, or the airline industry, you are in ...
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prioritizing mental health during a pandemic

Prioritizing Mental Health Treatment During a Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has been stressful for everyone. Essential workers, including physicians and other healthcare workers, face an additional level of stress. Prioritizing mental health ...
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ambulatory detoxification

Ambulatory Detoxification Explained

When you are addicted to drugs or alcohol, the first step in your addiction treatment plan is probably going to be detoxification. The detox process ...
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airline pilots experience addiction

Flying the Unfriendly Skies: How Airline Pilots Experience Addiction

Airline pilots have incredibly stressful jobs. Not only are pilots responsible for the safe transport of the plane’s passengers, but they also must deal with ...
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biofeedback therapy for addiction treatment

Using Biofeedback Therapy for Addiction Treatment

When you lift your arm, you are doing so voluntarily and controlling the movement. When your heart beats, that is controlled involuntarily by your nervous ...
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intensive family therapy

Who Needs Intensive Family Therapy?

When you are addicted to drugs or alcohol, it affects your entire family. As a healthcare worker, first responder, lawyer, pilot, or other professional, you ...
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professional laboratory monitoring

What is Professional Laboratory Monitoring?

Random drug and alcohol testing is a requirement for many safety-sensitive professions. Pilots and other transportation professionals must be tested regularly to ensure they are ...
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covid mental health

COVID-19 and mental health: How does our world cope with prolonged fear, insecurity and anxiety?

As the pandemic continues and there’s still so much prolonged uncertainty about our futures, many of us will begin to experience stress and significant mental ...
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freedom

Waiting to Exhale: Freedom and Self-Discovery

The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.”  Joseph Campbell There is a certain kind of gift to being committed to practicing a ...
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turning inward

Turning Inward: A Most Welcomed Invitation During a Pandemic

“The kingdom of heaven is inside and outside of you.”  The Gospel of Thomas Much of what we call life’s journey occurs within oneself. We tend to ...
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