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    One Day at a Time: A Guiding Light for Lasting Recovery

    771 words|3.9 min read|

    Recovery from substance use disorders or mental health challenges can feel like a long road with no clear end. At Silvermist in Pennsylvania, we introduce [...]

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    Why Early Sobriety Can Make You Crave Intimacy

    706 words|3.5 min read|

    Early sobriety often comes with an unexpected intensity. Many people assume that once substances are gone, life will feel calmer. Instead, they notice a strong [...]

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    Using Together Felt Like Love. Now It’s Destroying Us.

    914 words|4.6 min read|

    For some couples, using substances together does not just feel like having fun or blowing off steam. It feels meaningful. Sacred, even. Like the two [...]

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    Is It Normal to Miss Substances Even When They Ruined My Life?

    760 words|3.8 min read|

    If you are in recovery and find yourself missing substances that caused real damage in your life, you may feel confused, guilty, or ashamed. You [...]

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    How People Are Testing Their Drugs Before Taking Them

    802 words|4 min read|

    The drug supply today is more unpredictable than ever. Substances are frequently mixed, altered or contaminated without the person’s knowledge, increasing the risk of overdose [...]

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    Winter Sobriety Challenges in Pittsburgh and the Poconos

    821 words|4.1 min read|

    Winter can be one of the most difficult seasons for maintaining sobriety. In regions like Pittsburgh and the Poconos, where cold temperatures, heavy rain, snow [...]

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    How Insurance Works With Residential Treatment: What Families Need to Know

    642 words|3.2 min read|

    Choosing residential treatment for mental health or addiction can feel overwhelming, especially when questions about insurance and cost begin to surface. Many individuals hesitate to [...]

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    When No One Knows You’re Struggling: The Hidden Reality of Addiction

    742 words|3.7 min read|

    When most people picture addiction, they imagine homelessness, job loss, or someone visibly falling apart. We tend to think of addiction only in its most [...]

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    Is It Normal to Feel Numb All the Time? Understanding Emotional Shutdown, Burnout and Trauma Responses

    1023 words|5.1 min read|

    Feeling numb is something many people experience, yet few talk about openly. Some describe it as feeling disconnected from themselves. Others say they move through [...]

  • Profile view of a young homeless male - in his late 20s or early 30s - sitting in a dark, damp subway tunnel, his knees drawn up and his hands covering his face in desperation and despair. He is hungry, lonely and desperate addicted to fentanyl and xylazine. The man has short cropped hair and an unkempt beard. There is a look of sadness, loneliness and desperation in his eyes. He is sitting on a piece of old cardboard Horizontal image with room for copy space.

    What Pennsylvania Families Should Know About Fentanyl Mixtures, Xylazine, and New Drug Trends as We Near the End of 2025

    633 words|3.2 min read|

    The drug landscape in Pennsylvania is changing quickly. Substances are becoming more potent, more unpredictable, and more frequently contaminated with dangerous additives. These changes affect [...]

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    Why Gender Specific Treatment Matters in Addiction Recovery

    681 words|3.4 min read|

    Addiction affects everyone differently, but gender plays a meaningful role in how substance use develops and how people heal. Men and women often carry different [...]

  • Young woman in costume setting sweet table for Halloween lunch.

    Spook Safe and Sober: Navigating Halloween in Recovery

    554 words|2.8 min read|

    Finding Balance During a Festive Season Halloween is full of excitement, energy and tradition—but for those in recovery, it can bring mixed emotions. Between parties, [...]