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The Bridge Device: A Game Changer for Opioid Withdrawal and Treatment?

Together AZ Trending 8 Oct, 2019

As anyone who’s been through withdrawal can attest, recovering from opioid addiction is possible, but not necessarily easy. With relapse rates between 40 and 60 percent, it’s clear we don’t...

Back-To-School: An Opportunity To Help Parents Prevention

Together AZ Parenting 8 Oct, 2019

By: Johnnetta Davis-Joyce, M.A., Director, SAMHSA’s Center for Substance Abuse Prevention A new school year often brings a fresh start for children and their families. A new opportunity to wake...

Drinking Exploits on Social Media Can Predict Alcohol Problems

Together AZ Resources, Trending 8 Oct, 2019

Posting about alcohol use on social media sites — such as Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram — is actually a stronger predictor of having an alcohol problem than drinking itself, according...

Supporting a Loved One’s Recovery

Together AZ Resources, Sobriety 8 Oct, 2019

With the involvement of family members during treatment, the recovering addict is more likely to restore, or even build a new support group that will sustain him or her throughout...

Meditation in Addiction Treatment

Together AZ Motivational 8 Oct, 2019

Addictions might appear complex, but having a comprehensive treatment plan that includes rehabilitation programs can help to hasten the recovery process. Most programs often utilize meditation for treating addiction, accompanied...

Suicide Deaths — Major Component of the Opioid Crisis that Must Be Addressed

Together AZ Resources 8 Oct, 2019

By Joshua Gordon, Nora Volkow We’ve heard a lot about the opioid epidemic, and the rising toll it is taking on our communities. In 2017, 47,600 people died from overdoses...

Reports of Deaths Related to Vaping

Together AZ Trending 8 Oct, 2019

The FDA has alerted the public to hundreds of reports of serious lung illnesses associated with vaping, including several deaths. They are working with the Centers for Disease Control and...

Staying Focused on Recovery

Together AZ Sobriety 8 Oct, 2019

How hard is it to stay focused in recovery? Ask anyone who’s been there, and you’ll find out that getting sober is just the first step to recovery. So many...

Reading, Writing and Recovery

Together AZ Publishers Corner 8 Oct, 2019

When I hit bottom from years of drinking and drugging, finally asking for help, I didn’t have a clue what would come next. Living a day at a time, committing...

Finding Purpose through the Ashes

Together AZ Testimonials, Trending 5 Sep, 2019

You may not know him by name, but you know of his story. Out of the 20 Prescott, Arizona’s Granite Mountain Hotshots, Brendan McDonough’s life was spared. That fateful summer...