Drug and alcohol addiction can be an extremely difficult disease to overcome. The truth is, addiction is not a disease that can be cured (although treated). Many of the...
For those dealing with addiction, finding the right recovery community, whether in person or online, is vital. While Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotic Anonymous can be extremely helpful, not everyone...
Where Does the Functioning Alcoholic Myth Come From? The term “functioning alcoholic” is often used when describing those who are living with an alcohol use disorder. Though the term...
Have you tried everything to quit using? You’ve been to therapy, outpatient, and inpatient treatment. Family therapy, other holistic methods, and even some outside-of-the-box methods have been exhausted. Now...
Addiction is a painful, difficult and isolating experience. What leads people to addiction and substance misuse can be as diverse as the people who walk this road. Anything from...
Just like you are unique compared to everyone else around you–the number of hairs on your head, the lifetime experiences you have had, and the future you are destined...
According to the CDC, in 2017 there were over 72,000 fatal drug overdose and 88,000 alcohol related deaths in America. And in 2018 the Substance Abuse and Mental Health...
Almost all addictions follow a cycle or pattern. Coincidentally, the process of recovery is similar. Recovery follows a cycle. The process isn’t straight up like a set of stairs....
Alcohol is easily one of the mostly widely abused mind-altering substances in the world. In fact, alcohol is consumed so regularly in America that the current rate of consumption...