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The Role of Siblings in Addiction Recovery: The Sphere of Influence in Family
You’ve known your brother or sister for your entire life — or the majority of it. They likely played an influential role in who you are today. So, no doubt, it’s challenging to see them struggle with substance abuse, causing addiction and family to intertwine in unpleasant ways. But now they’re in a recovery program…
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How to Be an Ally for Those in Recovery
Is your loved one in treatment for addiction? If so, they need you now more than ever. At The Blanchard Institute, we know that family members like you play an integral role in your loved one’s recovery and ongoing healing. That’s why we don’t just treat the individual, we equip families with the knowledge and…
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Relapse in the Family: How to Find Strength & Solutions Together
When your loved one enters an addiction treatment program, the goal is not only to achieve sobriety, but also to live a happy, healthy, more connected and fulfilled life. Yet despite these good intentions, sometimes your loved one relapses. If this happens, not only does it impact them, it impacts the whole family. That’s because…
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Common Relapse Triggers and How to Manage Them
Relapse is a significant concern for anyone on the path to recovery from addiction. Understanding and managing triggers is essential to maintaining sobriety. Triggers are stimuli that evoke cravings or urges to use substances. They can be emotional, social, environmental, or even physical. Recognizing these triggers and developing strategies to cope with them can help…
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Recovery Month Highlights Safe and Stable Home Environment
National Recovery Month is a national observance held every September to educate Americans about addiction treatment and mental health services and how they can help people with mental health issues or substance use disorder (SUD) live healthy and rewarding lives. Hosted by the Association for Addiction Professionals (NAADAC), Recovery Month fights the stigma of addiction…
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Annual Change Agent Picnic
Navigating life after treatment presents special challenges and opportunities. The Blanchard Institute’s alumni program is designed to ensure you have the continuous support and resources needed to meet these challenges head-on. The valued members of our alumni community embody the spirit of “change agents”—someone who doesn’t just transform their own life but also profoundly impact…
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Recovery Month 2024: Every Person. Every Family. Every Community.
National Recovery Month is a national observance held every September to educate Americans about addiction treatment and mental health services and how they can help people with mental health issues or substance use disorder (SUD) live healthy and rewarding lives. Hosted by the Association for Addiction Professionals (NAADAC), Recovery Month celebrates the courageous efforts made…
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Together We Can on International Overdose Awareness Day
August 31 marks International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD)—a global campaign to end drug overdose. International Overdose Awareness Day is the world’s largest annual campaign to end overdose, remember without stigma those who have died, and acknowledge the grief of family and friends left behind. Preliminary data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)…
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September Is Suicide Prevention Month
This article discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is in crisis, please call, text, or chat with the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988, or contact the Crisis Text Line by texting HOME to 741741. You are enough. You matter. Your life is worth fighting for. Suicide is a leading cause of death…
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Family Members Are Trauma Survivors
Pervasive feelings of sadness, hopelessness, or anxiety can result from traumatic experiences—with long-lasting consequences. “The effects of unresolved trauma can be devastating,” wrote psychologist Peter Levine in Healing Trauma. “It can affect our habits and outlook on life, leading to addictions and poor decision-making.” Trauma, depression, anxiety, and other mental health conditions are known to…