The Coronavirus quarantine is the perfect time to overcome alcohol and/or drug addiction. If you currently don’t have work like the vast majority of the country, this prolonged period of time off could be just the thing you need to quit while you stay home while you’re quarantined for the next few weeks… or possibly months.
Millions of people in the nation are wondering whether or not they should quit right now.
And many of these individuals stuck at home that don’t have to go to work know for sure they want to use this time to quit…
But they haven’t begun the process yet, they’re fearful, and they just need confirmation from an addiction professional that it’s a good idea.
Here are the main topics discussed in this episode:
- It’s a chaotic and hysteric time right now
- People are stuck at home during the coronavirus pandemic and quarantine
- Why the quarantine is the perfect time for the vast majority of people to end their addictions to alcohol and/or drugs
- Examples of different detox scenarios (Mike quitting 100 mg oxycodone a day, Francine quitting a bottle of vodka a day)
- If you’re drinking 5-10 drinks a day or more it’s safer to taper rather than quitting cold-turkey
- Using supplements for alcohol or drug cravings
- The ‘kindling’ phenomenon
- Having a plan and sticking to it
- Visualizing success
- Total Alcohol Recovery 2.0 online course for quitting alcohol
- Ultimate Opiate Detox 4.0 online course for quitting opioids
- Addressing all 4 pillars of addiction recovery (biochemical, psychological, social, spiritual)
- The online recovery revolution
- Letting go
- You feel what you focus on
- Stress chemicals from watching too much news
- Benzos and alcohol are the only two substances that have the potential to cause death from acute withdrawal
- Kratom addiction
- Look at the quarantine as an opportunity to change your life
- Factors and variables that make it a poor, good, great, or extraordinary time to end an addiction
- Keeping your immune system strong during the Coronavirus pandemic and beyond
- Endorphin Deficiency Syndrome (EDS)
- Nighttime chamomile tea
- Epsom salt baths
- Deciding whether or not to taper or go cold-turkey
- Sub-types of withdrawal remedies (prescription meds, otc meds, dietary supplements, natural drugs, natural remedies, home remedies)
- How to go through an online video course on addiction recovery or any other topic
- Free ebook Drinking Sucks!
- Free Opiate Recovery Toolkit
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