What to Celebrate When You Are in Treatment and Recovery
If you are beginning detox treatment, there are things to celebrate. However, you may be wondering what there is to celebrate now that everyone kno...
How Do I Rebuild My Identity in Addiction Recovery?
Have you lost a positive social identity as a result of addiction? Are you struggling with negative self-talk so much that it interferes with your ...
Holistic Treatments and Addiction Recovery
If you or someone you know has experienced a substance use disorder (SUD), you know that addiction affects more than just an individual’s body; it ...
How to Make It Through the Holidays in Recovery
You might look forward to the holidays, as they can bring about great joy and excitement with close loved ones. On the other hand, you may feel overwhelmed when thinking of the holidays, especially if you are experiencing strained family relationships
The Importance of a Good Diet in Recovery
When was the last time you ate three balanced, healthy meals in a day? Do you suffer from an eating disorder that co-occurs with your substance use? Many recovering individuals find it difficult to maintain healthy diets.
Striking a Balance Between Recovery and Work
Reaching milestones in sobriety after a long time of substance use is an accomplishment well worth celebrating, but it does not mean that the journey stops here.
Wealth and Addiction: A Complicated Correlation
Among the vast rich and diverse communities of South Florida it is becoming more common to come across individuals and families who have both a hig...
Addiction in Older Adults
My former career as a commercial real estate agent, and one for one of my clients, the human resources department of the Postal Service, I negotiat...
Dangers of Delaying Addiction Treatment
The Dangers of Delaying Addiction Treatment
It is dangerous to delay addiction treatment. Marc Kantor is the founder of South Florida Intervention ...
How To Do An Intervention: A Step-by-Step Guide for Parents
Interventionist and recovered addict, Marc Kantor, wrote A Step-by-Step Guide for Parents: How To Do An Intervention. In hopes to help families s...
Loving Your Child Through a Crisis of Their Own Making
Loving your child through a crisis of their own making may be the most difficult part of parenting. This is especially true if your son or daughter...
Helping Families Embrace Their Own Recovery
Part of the pre-intervention process is bringing family members to a local Al-anon meeting. I want them to see what Al-anon is and know there’s not...
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