Are There Detox Centers Near Me in Washington State?
The effects of addiction on the body and mind can be devastating. When drugs or alcohol maintain such an indelibly unhealthy presence in your system, it traps one in a cycle of dependence that feels impossible to escape — like a new normal that won’t ever change. If you’re wondering if there’s a detox center near […]
What Is Galaxy Gas? The Dangers of Nitrous Oxide Abuse
Often used in the culinary arts, Galaxy Gas nitrous oxide canisters have begun gaining popularity for all the wrong reasons. As a cheap and easily accessible form of nitrous oxide, young adults have started using these canisters as a means of getting high. It is important to understand that nitrous oxide can have serious side […]
How Long Does Meth Stay In Urine?
People take drug tests for a number of reasons, whether it be for work, school, medical testing, or any other circumstance. One of the most common drug tests used today is urine testing due to its affordability and accessibility. Urine tests can determine whether a person has used drugs, such as meth, recently. If you […]
Taking Care of All the “Little Things” That Really Matter in Recovery
Making sure that each of our guests at Royal life is attending 12 step meetings and/or receiving the appropriate clinical help (including talk therapy and psychiatric help) is essential. However, other overlooked things are just as important to staying sober and recovering. These are the “small things”, things people often overlook in their level of […]
The Face of Successful Recovery
What Does Recovery Look Like? In the world of substance abuse rehabilitation, the word recovery is not as simply defined as a ‘cure’. Recovery is a lifelong journey toward wellness, toward success, toward health and happiness. For us, recovery means positivity and growth and accepting and adapting to this new life that we have, thankfully, […]
Warning: Pressed Adderall
What is Pill Pressing? The latest innovation in the illegal sale of harmful substances is pill pressing. Lately, dealers have been using this method to mass sell counterfeit Adderall on the street. But what is pill pressing? Easily obtainable online, a pill press is a small hand-held device that can combine unregulated ingredients into a […]
Recovery Robots
Are you a Recovery Robot? Recovery robot? What’s that? Do you find yourself saying all the things you hear in recovery? Have the words “How does that make you feel” or “What was your part in it,” or “Did you pray about it”, ever cross your lips? At work or in a meeting are you […]
Cravings
So, you’ve got cravings. You’ve been sober for a hot minute and all of a sudden there it is. You want a drink; you want your drug. Guess what? It’s normal. It’s perfectly normal and expected. Cravings are part of recovery from substance use. You will have them for a long time. It’s ok. Think […]
Drug of Choice or Drugs Were My Choice?
People in recovery always ask “what was your drug of choice?” Go to any rehab or detox and that’ll be the second question you’re asked after your name. Look around at who people hang out with in treatment, it’s not by gender, not by age, it’s not by geography, it’s not about race, it’s about […]
Alcohol Use Recovery Resurrects Dead Memory Cells
We now know that the brain is more like Silly Putty than stone. Yes, our brain cells are very much like lightbulbs and when they are browning-out or busted, they are browning-out or busted for life. Unless a person gets focused and motivated enough to enter a recovery program for opioids, alcohol, or overeating, more […]
