by Addiction Treatment Services | Apr 7, 2021 | Advice, Personal Account, Recovery, Social Support, Triggers
Hello Port 45 Family and Friends! I am a little late submitting my blog this week. This is because this week is typically a hard week for me each year. If you have been following my blog you know that I lost my sister Sam to an overdose in 2001. March 23 was her... 
by Addiction Treatment Services | Mar 18, 2021 | Addiction Treatment, Advice, Personal Account, Recovery
Hello Port 45 Family, I recently had some feelings come up that reminded me of a common struggle among recovering addicts, dealing with the wreckage of the past. My experience was a complicated one. I have an app on my phone from the United States Postal Service and... 
by Addiction Treatment Services | Feb 27, 2021 | Advice, Goals, Personal Account, Recovery
Hello Port 45 Family and friends! Kathy here again. I thought this week I would discuss some exciting new developments that are happening with the Recovery efforts here in Southern Ohio! A few weeks ago, I was contacted by Josh Lawson, who is the Recovery... 
by Addiction Treatment Services | Feb 12, 2021 | Addiction Treatment, Advice, Personal Account, Recovery, Triggers
Hello Port 45 family! For this week’s blog I thought I would talk about one of my personal triggers. For those not in addiction recovery, a “trigger” is any form of stimuli that initiates the desire to engage in addictive behavior. During a recovery program, triggers... 
by Rick Fannin | Feb 2, 2021 | Advice, Recovery, Social Support
By: Rick Fannin, Port 45 Recovery Addiction is a biological, psychological, and social impairment. Much scientific focus has been on addiction’s biological and psychological aspects, but the social aspect is equally important. Social Connection... 
by Rick Fannin | Jan 14, 2021 | Addiction Treatment, Advice, Goals
By: Rick Fannin, Port 45 Recovery January is in mid-swing, but the beginning of each new year is typically a time to reflect on the past and plan for what lies ahead. One tradition prevalent during this changing of the year is setting new year’s...