Alvin Elliott asks: How does a person get through burying their 21-year-old son—the apple of their eye? As any grief-stricken parent can tell you, there’s nothing more excruciating than the pain of losing a child. The grief can feel so deep and endless that it can be difficult to imagine how you’ll ever navigate…
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By: Reade Hulburd For most of us in Recovery, the Super Bowl tends to bring back memories—blurry and often unpleasant memories, but memories nonetheless. That was certainly the case for me. Once a year on a Sunday in February, I celebrated America’s favorite pastime, football, with a day of drunken stammering, stumbling and vision-impaired plays.…
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John Seeland Chief Executive Officer Las Vegas Recovery Center FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LAS VEGAS—Las Vegas Recovery Center (LVRC) is pleased to announce that Kasey Dean, DNP, PMHNP, has accepted the additional position of director of nursing. Dr. Dean will be overseeing LVRC’s nursing department beginning January 2017. “We are excited to have Dr. Dean take…
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John Seeland Chief Executive Officer Las Vegas Recovery Center FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE In partnership with Central Recovery Press (CRP), Las Vegas Recovery Center (LVRC) is expanding its treatment curriculum to include books, audio, and video recordings from renowned addiction and codependency author Claudia Black, PhD “Our clients and their families will soon have access to…
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1. Getting this reaction every time you tell people you live in Vegas and you don’t drink: 2. You know that everyone is secretly imagining that your life is like this: (Okay, sometimes it’s like that). But really, most of the time, your life is like this: 3. There are actually a lot of sober things to…
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If you or a loved one are looking for addiction help in Vegas, this guide to local addiction recovery resources may be just what you’re looking for. Below is a list of phone numbers and email addresses for Southern Nevada chapters of Alcoholics Anonymous as well as crisis hotlines, addiction nonprofits and more. Know of…
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Family members often think that because they aren’t repeatedly bailing their loved ones out of jail or handing them wads of cash that they aren’t enabling. But if you’re helping your loved ones in other ways, you may be indirectly enabling them without realizing it. Here is how to tell if your attempts to “help”…
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Start the New Year off on the right (pain-free) foot by making these four simple life changes. Fact: Most people don’t keep their New Years Resolutions. Indeed, as many as 92% of people give up on their resolutions in the first weeks and months of the new year. You can improve your odds of successful…
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Anyone who has experienced depression or chronic pain before knows that both illnesses can feel like two sides of the same coin. Depression has a very real physical component to it, with side effects that include frequent headaches and inexplicable muscle aches. Similarly, chronic pain often results in the loss of relationships, mobility, and even…
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Getting someone to go to rehab—especially someone who is adamantly against the idea—can feel like a hopelessly overwhelming challenge. But once you’ve made the decision to confront your loved one about their alcohol or drug use, it’s important you act swiftly and strategically in order to get them the help they need. Below are eight…
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