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Find Addiction Support Online: Your Guide to Recovery
Addiction is a tough journey. It can feel lonely and overwhelming. But you are not alone. Help is available, and you can find it online. This guide will walk you through how to find addiction support online. You will learn about the types of help available, who can assist you, and how to take the first steps toward recovery.
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Benefits of Quitting Cannabis: What to Expect During Recovery
Benefits of Quitting Cannabis: What to Expect During Recovery Deciding to stop using cannabis is an important step toward improving your health and well-being. While the first few days and weeks can be challenging, most people find that the benefits of quitting far outweigh the temporary discomfort of withdrawal.
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5 Lessons from What's Wrong with My Teen?
When I wrote What's Wrong with My Teen? Finding Answers to Teenage Addiction and Family Crisis, I wasn't trying to offer a quick fix or a perfect parenting formula. I was writing from two places at once: more than two decades of clinical experience supporting individuals and families affected by addiction and mental health challenges, and my own lived experience of recovery. Families I work with tell me they feel frightened, overwhelmed, and unsure of what to do next. They wo
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Join Our Free Live Webinar: A Young Person’s Journey from Addiction to Recovery
This webinar is hosted by Mental Health Research Canada. It focuses on lived experience in conversations about mental health and recovery.
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Guiding Teens and Empowering Families Through Crisis
LEADERSHIP STARTS HERE: GUIDING TEENS AND EMPOWERING
FAMILIES THROUGH CRISIS
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Cannabis:🚨Intoxication vs. Impairment
Cannabis intoxicates and impairs. This post differentiates between cannabis impairment vs. intoxication.
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❄️✨ CNN Debut & Library Access for Your Guide 🎄☃️
Exciting Updates: CNN Debut & Library Access for "What's Wrong with My Teen?" Posted by Susan B. Raphael, 1 Real Conversations, Real Solutions I’m thrilled to share two exciting updates with you! First, I made my CNN debut with Audie Cornish, discussing the realities families face when addiction enters their lives—even in the context of fame, fortune, and access to resources. Addiction does not discriminate, and neither does the heartbreak and complexity of trying to help
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Turning Talk Into Action
I’m excited ✨💜 to invite you to an upcoming live 📖💬 webinar. Addiction affects the whole family—not just the individual. On Wed Nov 13th at 12-1pm et , Join Colette Currin, VP of EHN Guardians, and myself, for a powerful webinar on understanding teen and family recovery. I will share practical, compassionate strategies for families navigating addiction and mental health challenges. Learn how to spot warning signs, communicate effectively, and foster healing for the entire
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Unveiling the Hidden Ties Between Cannabis Use Disorder and Major Psychiatric Conditions
Image: Upsplash In recent years, the conversation around cannabis has evolved dramatically, particularly with legalization moving forward...
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Self-Harm in Teens: A Guide for Parents
March is Self-Harm Awareness Month, a time to bring some awareness to this important issue and provide support for those who are...
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New Stats: Youth Have Highest Rates of Substance Abuse & Dependence.
Substance use among youth is a reality. Youth have been found to have the highest rates of substance abuse and dependence.
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Unveiling a Path to Sustainable Recovery: Insight into Opioid Addiction Treatment
Unveiling a Path to Sustainable Recovery: Insight into Opioid Addiction Treatment
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How To Work Collaboratively As Parents When Supporting Your Child Through Their Addiction Recovery
*Photo source: Wix As parents, it can be scary and overwhelming when supporting your child through their addiction recovery. It is normal...
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How to Support a Loved One Who Self-Harms
March is Self-Harm Awareness Month (also known as Self-Injury Awareness Month), an annual global awareness event and campaign where...
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Stages of Change Model
The Transtheoretical Model which also goes by the Stages of Change Model, was developed by psychologists James Prochaska and Carlo...
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Cannabis use, puff puff pass?
As simple as that sounds and as popular as it is, there may be some harmful effects for persons with mental and behavioural disorders....
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Follow Your Bliss...
📸: @emma.e.arsenault Connect to be Free…… By Susan B. Raphael On February 18th, 1999, one woman’s life changed forever . . . Prior to...
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COVID_19 Workbook: Tolerance for Uncertainty
COVID_19 Workbook: Tolerance for Uncertainty. A guide to accept your feelings tolerate distress and thrive
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Psychological reactions to COVID-19: Why are they important?
Source “Psychology Works” Fact Sheet: Coping with and Preventing COVID-19 Posted on March 12, 2020 by CPA Webmaster Psychological factors...
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