What Makes Heroin so Addictive?
Heroin is one of the most dangerous street drugs available today. It’s known for being a one hit hook, as in one hit is all it takes to get you addicted to the substance. Until [...]
Love and Tolerance, The Code of AA
A code of AA is 'love and tolerance' and it means to treat others, as you would want to be treated. Love and tolerance start with loving yourself, loving other people, and accepting a person [...]
Staying Happy and Healthy in Recovery
Recovery is a lifelong process that is not easy, but does not need to be miserable. In recovery, you replace the old habits of using drugs or alcohol with healthy new ones. Gradually, you will [...]
Signs You Need to Stop Using Drugs
Drug use affects your life in many ways. Using drugs causes problems with your personal relationships, job, financial stability, and health. Every person who uses drugs can experience different effects. How a person is affected [...]
Getting Visitors In Treatment
If your friends drink alcohol or use drugs, it is not a good idea to have them visit you in rehab. The reason you are in treatment is to learn how to stay sober, avoid [...]
Causes of Relapse
A person in recovery learns a new way of living without drugs or alcohol. He or she must replace old habits with new, substance-free ones. Recovery is very is difficult and takes time, patience, and [...]
10 Reasons to go to Sober Living
Recovery from drug and alcohol addiction is a life-long process with many challenges and obstacles to overcome. When a person is addicted to drugs and alcohol, personal relationships with family and friends become compromised. Addiction [...]
Does Substance Abuse in Adolescence Damage the Brain?
Drugs and alcohol have devastating effects on the human body. These substances are very damaging to the brain, which controls everything we do, feel, and say. The brain is a complex organ that controls how [...]
What are the Best Relapse Prevention Skills?
The temptation to relapse is difficult for someone with an addiction to fight. During recovery, you need to avoid any triggers that could influence a relapse. This includes people, places, and things that relate to [...]
8 Ways the Family Can Heal During Treatment
A person addicted to drugs and alcohol does not suffer alone. Family members, nuclear or extended, are impacted by their loved one's addiction. All substances affect people differently and everyone needs time to heal. The [...]