Recovery Articles
Insights for your journey.
Straight, practical guides on getting sober, rebuilding your identity, and getting through the hard moments, from Door 24, the app that goes beyond counting days.
How do I stop gambling?
To stop gambling, cut off access, turn off operator marketing, and build a daily structure for the hours the urge lands. A research backed guide to quitting.
- Getting soberDaily practice
How do I stop doom scrolling?
To stop doom scrolling, cut back rather than delete, restore a stopping cue, and put something specific in the hour. A research backed guide to reclaiming time.
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How do I quit vaping?
To quit vaping, pick a stop date, plan for the first week, and replace the reach rather than resist it. A research backed guide to quitting nicotine for good.
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Sunnyside vs Door 24: cut back or stop?
Sunnyside is a paid alcohol moderation and telehealth platform. Door 24 is free to start and built for stopping, across ten habits. An honest side by side.
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How much money do you save when you quit drinking?
Quitting drinking saves the average US household $643 a year, and thousands more if you drank daily. Here is how to calculate what alcohol really costs.
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Do sobriety apps actually work?
Sobriety apps work best alongside real support, not instead of it. A 2025 review of 34 trials found 39 percent lower odds of relapse. Here is the evidence.
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How do I measure sobriety progress beyond day counts?
Measure sobriety progress with recovery capital: health, housing, purpose, coping and support, not just day counts. Here is what to record, and how often.
7 min readRead → - Daily practiceHabits
How do I build sober habits that actually stick?
Sober habits stick when you change the cue, not just the behavior. Research shows habits survive only when their context holds. Here is how to build them.
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Alcohol use disorder dropped again in 2025, SAMHSA finds
Alcohol use disorder fell to 25.7 million people, or 8.9 percent, in 2025, SAMHSA reported on July 27, 2026. Here is what the new national data shows.
6 min readRead → - Daily practiceMornings
What should a morning routine in early recovery look like?
A morning routine in early recovery should be short, fixed, and captured. Here is what sleep and habit research says about the first hour after you wake up.
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How does journaling help in addiction recovery?
Journaling helps in addiction recovery by processing hard emotions and leaving a dated record of change. Here is what the research shows and how to start.
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