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Why Stopping Benzos Requires a Medical Detox
By Cornerstone of Southern California on November 11, 2021
Benzodiazepines or “benzos” are pharmaceuticals that are most commonly prescribed to deal with anxiety, panic disorders, insomnia, and seizures. In the long term, transitioning away from benzos can require additional medical help or therapy. Common side effects of withdrawal include cold sweats, shaking, and seizures. These symptoms may be daunting and can threaten our health […]
Managing Your Sobriety During Stressful Situations
By Cornerstone of Southern California on November 9, 2021
Being in a stressful situation can be incredibly difficult if you are recovering from addiction. Your sobriety may feel compromised, and you may want to return to old habits of using drugs or alcohol to cope. Evidence suggests a strong link between feeling stressed and addiction vulnerability, which encompasses both the risk of developing an […]
How Recovery Can Improve Your Life
By Cornerstone of Southern California on October 28, 2021
The path to recovery is a road walked, well, often clumsily. It’s a challenging journey with its ups and downs, its struggles, and its rewards. It is nevertheless a courageous path to walk down and is one always worth embarking on. Learning how to cope with recovery from addiction leads to another journey, relearning how […]
How To Find Happiness Without Substances
By Cornerstone of Southern California on October 26, 2021
The thought of a life of sobriety may fill you with horror. If you use substances regularly, you may also believe that life without them may be boring, leaving you lacking contentment and joy. Running from October 23rd to the 31st, Red Ribbon Week is a week dedicated to raising awareness about drugs in the […]
4 Tips to Stress Reduction in Recovery
By Cornerstone of Southern California on October 21, 2021
The journey to recovery is a bumpy one. It can often call for getting back some of the things we lost during addiction and learning how to rebuild our lives. Like all challenges in life, the reward does not come without difficulties along the way. When in recovery, one of these difficulties can be high […]
Heavy Using vs. Addiction – What’s the Difference?
By Cornerstone of Southern California on October 19, 2021
The line between heavy substance use and addiction is a blurry one. What’s more confusing is that they are sometimes treated as the same condition. One of the hazards of this is that it minimizes the dangers of heavy substance use. However, the blurry line between heavy use and addiction is also a slippery slope. […]
Pinprick Pupils and Other Tell-tale Signs of Drug Use
By Cornerstone of Southern California on October 14, 2021
Addiction is a destructive force that takes a huge toll on individuals and society. It can cause personal suffering, lost productivity, and emotional toil for family members, friends, and other loved ones. In 2019, around 35.8 million adults in the United States used an illicit substance, and around 20.4 million had a substance use disorder […]
Work Pressure and Addiction – Is Burnout To Blame?
By Cornerstone of Southern California on October 12, 2021
Even if you consider yourself in a dream job, work stress can accumulate and become a major cause of anxiety and worry. Stress affects us all differently, but it almost always has a negative effect on our emotional and physical well-being. How we manage this stress is key to whether we get it under control, […]