Recovery is Built by Daily Habits
Daily habits, such as sleep, nutrition, exercise, & stress management, are key to maintaining long-term recovery from addiction.
So You Had a Dream About Using Drugs or Alcohol. Now What?
When you are in recovery from substance use disorder, it is very, VERY common to dream about using. A lot of folks find these dreams really disturbing and upsetting. When you have a “drug dream,” do you find yourself wondering: If you are at risk of relapse? If you are working your program hard […]
“Am I Drinking too Much?” 5 Ways to Know When You’ve Crossed the Line
Alcohol is fun – until it isn’t. At Shanti Recovery and Wellness, we meet people in our Portland, OR office who want to stop or reduce their drinking everyday. We treat alcoholism – a form of substance use disorder – with nutrition, talk therapy and medication using the highest level of evidence-based care available […]
Why Do Emergencies like COVID 19 Create a Greater Need for Addiction Treatment Services?
It’s fair to say we’ve all been struggling to some extent with the negative impacts COVID-19 has made in our lives. Anecdotally, it would seem that social distancing, disrupted routines, cancelled life milestones, and ongoing financial uncertainty is taking a big toll on each of us. It’s too early to know the exact impacts […]
