Making the most of dedicated detox and recovery programs takes dedication, it can feel difficult to juggle your career and recovery efforts. However, it might help to know that you do not have to leave your job to pursue sobriety. Utilizing all available resources can help you continue on your career path while pursuing a healthier, happier, and sober life.

Addiction recovery is a long journey. However, despite the challenges presented, nobody ever has to embark on such a journey alone. Community is a part of many professional treatment and recovery plans from the very beginning.

Sobriety is never something that is “completed.” Rather, recovery is a constant state of evolution that requires an individual to adapt to new stresses while prioritizing sobriety. It is common to still experience urges and cravings, even long after initial treatment programs are completed. Committing to the full continuum of addiction care can help an individual personalize, adapt to, and overcome the unique challenges of recovery to create a healthy, sustained sober lifestyle. 

Addiction is an intense disease with a myriad of detrimental effects on an individual's health and well-being. From feelings of depression to anxiety, panic, anger, and more, the use of drugs and alcohol can fundamentally alter a person's emotions and behaviors. These effects can be overwhelming for those navigating such complex emotions. However, it is important to understand that the effects of substance use extend through entire households.

Addiction affects each individual differently, and no two journeys through recovery will be the same. Not only can one's experiences with substance use disorder (SUD) differ due to the various substances one is exposed to, but even those engaging with the same substance can have vastly different experiences. As a result, addiction takes many forms.  Simply counting the number of drinks or how often one engages with drugs may not truly reflect one's relationship with these destructive substances. Instead, it can be more impactful to understand the ways SUD or alcohol use disorder (AUD) affect each other aspect of one's life.