How Pets And Animals Can Help Addicts Leave Active Addiction, Enter Recovery And Help Their Mental Health

We all know just how important the love, companionship and bond that is created between the animal and it’s owner.

In addiction recovery and mental health, these bonds can become a driving force to motivate change in ourselves and help overcome some of the loneliness and isolation addicts feel throughout their active using and drinking. This can then be made even worse with mental health issues too.

Find out how pets and animals can help us throughout our active addiction, into recovery and help us overcome the difficulties we often feel with mental health conditions.

The Use Of Complimentary Medicine, Holistic Therapies And Equine Therapy In Addiction

This article looks at the wide range of alternative and complimentary therapies that can assist actively using addicts to get into recovery more successful and more likely to be maintained.
This article also looks at the role of equine therapy in addiction recovery. Creating a recovery plan that includes both western medicine and alternative/complimentary therapies.