6 Technologies That Can Help You Overcome Addiction

Advances in technology have made everyone’s lives easier. The invention of the internet, smartphones, and more have made staying connected with others and getting new information easier than ever before. Luckily, these advances can also help with overcoming addiction through apps and websites online. Here are 6 technologies that can help you overcome addiction.

1. Telehealth

Telehealth is a huge advancement when it comes to healthcare and addiction treatment. This is great for anyone living in a rural environment and those in quarantine due to the COVID 19 pandemic. In addition, this new technological advance is helpful for those going through an alcohol or drug detox for several reasons. The first is that telehealth can connect anyone to their doctors through video calls, online phone calls, and messaging. Therefore, if you have a problem you can get connected to your doctor from home within minutes. Getting quick medical advice from a qualified doctor can save a life.

Telehealth is helpful for those in addiction recovery as well. Telehealth offers online consultations from doctors from the comfort of your home. This can be a huge time saver, and often the safest option for those who are socially distancing. Furthermore, telehealth also makes online counseling and therapy sessions easier than ever before. Now you can have a counseling or therapy appointment online through online video and phone calls. Messaging your therapist or counselor when you need help is also a common feature of these telehealth mental health programs.

2. Helpful Apps

There are many helpful apps that are designed to help those new to sober living. These apps can be accessed through smartphones, tablets, and even other devices such as Amazon’s Alexa. These apps help recovering addicts in several different ways.

Motivational Apps: There are many apps out there that are designed to motivate recovering addicts. These may include things like inspirational quotes, lectures from recovered addicts, and more. Having these apps can be great for motivating those in addiction recovery to keep going.

Support Group Apps: There are many apps out there designed to connect recovering addicts to recovered addicts and each other through chat rooms and private messaging. These are great for when you need a boost between support group meetings.

Sobriety Tracking Apps: There are several apps that are designed to track sobriety. This is great for celebrating or acknowledging milestones, which can make addiction recovery feel more gratifying. Some even include a rewards or points system.

Health Centered Apps: There are many health-centered apps around. Some track your exercise, sleep, eating, and hydration habits, or all four. This is great for recovering addicts because living a healthy lifestyle reduces the intensity of certain withdrawal symptoms and promotes a healthy sustainable lifestyle during sober living.

Other Helpful Apps: There are many other helpful apps that can be useful during addiction recovery. These include but are not limited to meditation apps, therapy apps, and apps designed to talk recovering addicts down after experiencing addiction triggers.

3. Staying Connected

Cellphones and the internet have made communication easier for everyone. As a result, video calling, online and offline phone calls, and messaging have made staying connected more accessible than ever before. This is great for recovering addicts because it keeps them connected with close friends, family, and other members of their support system. Staying connected like this greatly reduces the chance for relapse or breakdown, which could ultimately save a life.

4. Online Support Groups

 In addition, to the support group app, there are many online support groups in the form of websites as well. This can make reaching out to support groups less daunting and more accessible to recovering addicts. This makes those in addiction treatment and recovery much more likely to take advantage of this useful addiction recovery tool. You might make a friend or two as well.

5. Receiving Information is Easier Than Ever Before

We are in the age of the internet, which means that learning new information is easier now than ever before. As a result, it is easier to learn about the nature of your addiction, condition, and predict what your alcohol or drug detox may be like. It is also a great tool for explaining your condition to others. The internet has made learning about a healthy lifestyle much easier as well.

6. Technology is Useful For Getting Healthy

As we have mentioned before, there are many apps out there that are designed to track the elements of a healthy lifestyle. In addition to this, the internet has made learning about the factors that go into a healthy and sustainable lifestyle easily accessible. Although you shouldn’t follow any diet or exercise add that you hear about, learning some health tips from qualified sources can give you a good place to start.

In addition to apps and the internet, there are some technologies designed specifically for living and maintaining a balanced and healthy lifestyle. These include but are not limited to exercise watches and machines. Exercise watches are designed to monitor heart and respiration rates both during and after exercise.

Most exercise watches also have built-in apps that can monitor your diet, hydration, sleep, and more. Exercise machines make exercising easier. This is because you can exercise from home with limited hassle. In addition to this, streaming videos makes watching and following exercise videos easy, and you could even connect virtually to your own personal trainer if that’s more your style.

Conclusion

Living during a time with many new and helpful technologies has made everyday life easier for everyone. This, of course, also includes those in addiction treatment and recovery. Telehealth has made connecting to healthcare workers, therapists, and counselors easier and more accessible than ever before. In addition to this, the internet has made learning new information, keeping in contact with others, and attending support groups fast and simple. There are also many helpful apps that can help with sobriety. These include but are not limited to motivational apps, sobriety tracking apps, and support group apps. Furthermore, the internet and other technologies have helped with building and maintaining a healthy lifestyle.

Author bio:

Kelsey Brown is an Austin-based writer, a wife, and a mother. She received her B.S. in Journalism from Missouri State University and writes about addiction recovery, health, and well-being for Briarwood Detox. In her spare time, Kelsey enjoys outdoor activities with her family like hiking, camping, and kayaking.