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Overcoming Substance Abuse: Finding Strength to Change Your Life
The decisions we make when life is easy are merely decisions. It is the decisions we make when we are in...
How Your Brain Becomes Addicted to Substances
How many of us have thought that substance abuse was our fault, or even our choice? How many of us tell...
Breaking Free of Cocaine Addiction
Cocaine’s original use was for medicinal purposes but is most used for recreational purposes. Because it is a stimulant, people try...
Surviving the Holidays without Alcohol
Whether the holidays are a happy time or a lonely or sad time, or perhaps some of both, the alcohol flows...
Saying Goodbye to Alcohol
When alcohol controls our lives more than we do, it is time to say goodbye. When our health, relationships, work, legal...
Recovery During the Holidays in 2020
The holidays can be a difficult time to be sober. Traditional social gatherings often have an excess of alcohol and other...
Letting Outpatient Treatment for Addiction Work for You
When the subject of going into rehab for a substance use disorder is brought up, the typical thought process usually involves...
Why Opioid Addiction Is So Powerful
From prescription painkillers that are prescribed after injury or surgery, to fentanyl and heroin that are used recreationally, they all have...
Relapse: Having a Plan
No one plans to fail but those who fail to plan may not succeed. No matter how successful we may feel...
Why Stigma About Addiction Is Harmful
At some point in our lives, people have witnessed stigma about addiction. On television, in the movies, in the media, on...