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Category: Addictions

How to Best Support an Addict

Posted in Category: Addictions on Oct 02, 2017 | by admin

It can be hard to know the right things to say or do when you are the friend or family member of an addict. You want to be supportive, but you also want to give them their space to deal with the major life changes that are happening. What is the best way to support […]

The Impact Social Pressure Adds to Women’s Addiction

Posted in Category: Addictions on Jul 20, 2017 | by admin

Women have always had to endure certain stigmas in the face of society. Each day brings about a new challenge for the group to face and take an uphill climb to overcome. In fact, there’s a correlation between addiction and social pressure amongst women as well. Research has shown that women who have suffered from […]

Sober Spring Break in South Florida

Posted in Category: Addictions, Alcohol Abuse, drugs, Staying sober, Women on Mar 01, 2017 | by admin

Spring break is traditionally known as a booze-filled holiday, when college students from all over the country head to places like Panama City Beach or Fort Lauderdale for a week of care-free partying. Tired of all the negative consequences of too much partying, many businesses in Panama City Beach are participating in “Sober Spring Break”, […]

Shocking Celebrity Overdoses in 2016

Posted in Category: Addictions on Jan 19, 2017 | by admin

2016 was a tough year for Americans battling the growing opioid epidemic. With overdoses spiking nationwide, detox centers, rehabs, and halfway houses, such as Awakenings for Women, have been urging addicts to find the help they need to regain control. Awakening’s sober living facility for women in South Florida reports that even some of the […]

5 Ways to Enjoy Holiday Parties in Recovery

Posted in Category: Addictions, Alcohol Abuse, Recovery on Dec 26, 2016 | by admin

The holiday season brings endless parties, celebrations, dinners, and get-togethers with friends and family. Invites to seasonal events might bring about a familiar anxiety, causing you to question if you can handle being sober at a party. Don’t let your recovery process deter you from having fun with your favorite people. Awakenings for Women, a […]

10 Steps of the Relapse Cycle

Posted in Category: Addictions, Get Healthy, Women on Dec 19, 2016 | by admin

Awakenings for Women is a sober living home for women in Boca Raton, Florida. The goal of everyone on site is to create a safe, healthy, supportive living environment for women working on their recovery process. Unfortunately, sometimes former addicts may give in and experience relapse. Relapse is suffering a deterioration after a period if […]

PSA: 30 Is Not the New 20

Posted in Category: Addictions, Coping with Addiction, drug abuse, Sober Living on Nov 26, 2016 | by admin

Awakenings for Women, a sober living home for women in Boca Raton, Florida reports that journalists and media sources might be coining the 20’s “an extended adolescence”, but doctors and clinical researchers warn that those in their 20’s need to take absolute advantage of all the options this decade presents. Dr. Meg Jay, a clinical […]

Women are Catching Up to Men’s Drinking Habits

Posted in Category: Addictions, alcohol, Alcohol Abuse, Women on | by admin

Awakenings for Women, a sober living home for women in Boca Raton reports that the gap between men and women is closing – but not in a good way. Recent studies show women are catching up to men in terms of alcohol consumption. Researchers at the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre of the University […]

A Job for Former Addicts in the Medical Field

Posted in Category: Addictions, Coping with Addiction, Recovery on Nov 13, 2016 | by admin

Awakenings for Women reports that hospitals nationwide are opening their doors and offering a job for former addicts, hoping that their experiences will help current addicts successfully work through their recovery process. In her early 20s, Nicole Bourgeois was a heroin addict living underneath the Longfellow Bridge, near Massachusetts General Hospital. Today, she is in […]

How Will the 2016 Election Affect Addicts?

Posted in Category: Addictions, News, Sober Living on Nov 06, 2016 | by admin

At Awakenings for Women, a sober living home in Florida, we create a positive lifestyle for those in recovery by helping you regain control of your life and become a contributing member of society. With the 2016 Presidential Election coming up this November, it seems there are a lot of rumors around how each candidate […]