How Can Uber Improve Addiction Recovery Access?
People suffering from addiction come up with a number of reasons why they refuse to go into treatment like thinking there is no hope for them or that drugs are the only way they can [...]
What Can Be Done to Prevent Parents from Fueling Their Addiction with Their Child’s Pain Medication?
When you have an addiction, you will do whatever it takes to get your hands on abusive substances. This can even mean stealing from your own children whether it is their money or even their [...]
Police Officers and Substance Abuse
Being a police officer is one of the most emotionally and physically draining professions. They have to deal with disorderly conduct, fatal car accidents, and shootings. Police officers need to understand how important it is [...]
Spring Themed Mindfulness Practices
In the springtime, the weather is beautiful as the sun is out and the flowers are in bloom. Mindfulness in the spring can be other ways besides yoga and sitting on the ground with your [...]
How Women Are More at Risk for Addiction Than Men
During the 1990s, only men were studied on substance abuse until more federally-funded studies enrolled more women later. Because the bodies of women are built more differently than men, they are more at risk of [...]
Ten Sober Activities for Springtime
Spring is the best time to renew your health and your life. Maybe in the past, spring break was about parties and drinking or doing drugs at them. Now that you are in recovery, it [...]
Celebrities Influencing Teen Drug Use
With reality shows, movies, and television shows that show teens using drugs or alcohol having the time of their lives, producers do not think of the audience watching it. When teens see a celebrity advocating [...]
How to Stop Eating Addictive Foods
Just like drugs and alcohol are addictive, food can be too. Eating refined carbs like white flour and sugar as well as added fat give you a rush of blood sugar in your system which [...]
WearIt Device to Help Those in Recovery
We have devices like FitBit that can track your steps, detect your heart rate, count your calories, and making sure you are healthy everywhere you go. This summer will be the launch of a device [...]
What Are Healthy Ways to Build Confidence?
If you continue to think little of yourself, the chances are that you need to build your confidence as confidence will improve your chances of success greatly. Instead of using drugs or alcohol to build [...]