How do I Talk to a Friend About a Heroin Addiction?
When you’re having to watch someone begin to spiral down into addiction, it can be extremely difficult to see. If this person is a friend, it can be even worse. As much as you want to help them and see them rebuild their life if they’re in the grip of a heroin addiction, it can be difficult to find the [...]
The Hard Truth About Cocaine
Cocaine is an extremely powerful stimulant that directly affects the brain. Despite it’s popularity and it’s portrayal in movies and shows as the party drug of the rich and famous, it’s not new; cocaine is actually one of the oldest drugs known to man, and coca leaves, which are the source of cocaine, have been ingested for thousands of years. [...]
How do I Start Fresh?
When you exit treatment after an addiction to drugs or alcohol, depending on your situation, there’s a very good chance that you may have to rebuild a lot of bridges in your life before you can even begin to have your feet under you again. Your financial situation may be terrible, you may not even have a job or a [...]
Signs of Heroin Addiction
Heroin addiction is becoming a major epidemic across the United States, with more people than ever struggling with an addiction to the illegal street drug. One thing that fuels the addiction fire for heroin is that since many addicts aren’t honest about what drug they’re using, many loved ones are in the dark about how serious their family member’s addiction [...]
How Do I Manage Stress Without Relapsing?
One of the main reasons people relapse after recovery from drug or alcohol addiction is stress. If you have financial, legal or family troubles now because of choices you made while in the grip of addiction, this is especially true, but anyone can feel overwhelmed by the stress that comes with daily life. It’s extremely important when you’re in treatment [...]
10 Ways Meth Addiction Affects You
Methamphetamine is one of the most addictive stimulants on the planet, and one of the most dangerous. It’s available nearly everywhere, and it’s extremely easy to use and manufacture it out of household products. It’s cheaper than heroin in most cities, and comes in crystallized or powdered forms. It’s extremely powerful and it can have lasting impacts on your health [...]
Can Recovering Addicts Use Medical Marijuana?
Medical marijuana reform is sweeping across the United States, and more and more people are trying it for their ailments. While it’s not a cure all, it’s been shown to help with a wide variety of problems and it’s certainly worth researching, but for people who have struggled with an addiction in the past, it may be a slippery slope [...]
How to Deal with Family Problems without Relapse
Family makes us who we are as adults. Our siblings are often our first friends, our parents our first teachers, and the impact they make on our life lasts long after they’re gone and we’re old and gray. Family can be everything, but for many people, family can also be the reason they started drinking or using drugs in the [...]
Why is Sobriety so Great?
When you’re taking your first steps into sobriety, you will constantly hear from people helping you through the process about how great sobriety is, and what a gift sober living is. It honestly can feel like a line sometimes, and to some people, perhaps it is, but to the people who know what it’s like to claw your way out [...]
Are Video Games a Good Hobby for Sobriety?
One of the best things you can do to help boost your recovery and maintain your sobriety is to find healthy hobbies you really enjoy that can keep you busy. The distraction is always a good thing, and if an activity gets you active, even better. But what about video games? Playing any kind of video game is extremely popular [...]