Why do some people seem to swap one addiction for another while others experience true recovery? It boils down to getting treatment that really treats.
There’s a joke in recovery circles that if you’re not in at least three 12-Step groups, you’re not really in recovery.
It’s more than just addiction humor. It springs from a truth that many who’ve gone through treatment have already discovered: Once you deal with one issue, other issues begin to come to the surface.
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Steve-O is the just the latest in a long line of Dancing With the Stars contenders to suffer an injury. But as a recovering addict, he chose to battle back without pain meds. 
Addiction and emotional disorders often go hand in hand, but there’s help within these pages. 
The Mediterranean diet helps those in treatment to build back a healthy body and mind. 
For those in chronic pain, it can be a fine line between treatment for that pain and addiction to the medication meant to help. 