In researching addiction treatment, you will consistently read about how a person’s first step into treatment is likely the hardest step. It’s true because it takes a huge amount of courage to admit it’s time to get help. You’ll also hear about the relief felt by the person’s loved ones. What isn’t mentioned enough is…
In July 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that 2020 was the worst year in American history for overdose deaths. According to the CDC’s estimate, we lost 93,000 lives to drug overdose in 2020. This is a 29% increase from 2019 when we lost 72,000 lives. The staggering and depressing number…
There is a general rule that most follow: One drink is one can/bottle of beer, one shot of liquor, or one glass of wine. Why is that the rule, though? All drinks have a different amount of alcohol, so at times it’s better to know exactly how much alcohol you are consuming. While we cannot…
Even if you don’t drink, you’ll hear about different rules people follow when drinking. I’ll drink a glass of water to sober up before bed. Liquor before beer, in the clear. Beer before liquor, never been sicker. I handle beer better than liquor. It makes you wonder — are these things even true? Should we…
You’ve had your worries and concerns about your loved one’s actions. Then you stumble across something troubling. A small bag with a powdery white substance in it. Could it be cocaine? Cocaine is unlike a lot of other drugs in that, due to popular culture, a lot of us have seen it on TV or…
Seeing your child in pain is agonizing, and all you want to do is help them. This is true regardless of their age. When you become a parent, you know you’re signing up to not only have your own life to take care of but also the life of another living being. It’s a sacrifice…
For the past 11 years, I’ve been drinking every night. Sometimes it’s less, but most of the time I go until I can’t anymore. When I say I can’t anymore, I mean either I’m at the bottom of the bottle or I’m passed out. When I wake up, I’m sore, usually from the way I…
It’s not hard to understand why there is a draw to a drug like Adderall. It gives a person increased focus, attention to detail, helps them stay awake longer, and overall provides a rush of energy that is hard to match. For those prescribed Adderall it does all of these things with the safety of…
I guess quitting this week was not meant to be. I want to give this a real try, but man… the beers take the edge off so well after that long day of work. Tomorrow is a new day to try again. I do need a couple of more beers just for tonight though, because…
Meth Sores: What They Are, and How To Treat Them I couldn’t remember how long it had been since I’d seen my friend from college. So much had changed. Her cheeks were sunken in, her eyes were darker somehow, and she had all these spots on her. They looked like scabs, like she’d been in…
Maybe you’ve heard that phrase “The hair of the dog that bit you.” Sometimes it gets shortened to “The hair of the dog.” If you haven’t, well, it means you need a little of the thing that hurt you in order to get back to feeling okay. Doesn’t really make any sense, but it’s a…
I was afraid it was hitting me already. That didn’t seem to add up because it’d only been something like eight hours since I had some. It’s something I worried about a lot. I was always thinking about the next time I could get some, always with a small nudge from a place in my…
Have you heard that saying about the opposite of addiction? You might respond by saying “the opposite of addiction is sobriety.” I thought so too, at one point. The opposite of addiction isn’t sobriety, it’s connection. I heard that before I started recovery and it didn’t really make sense to me. And if you want…
If you or someone you know is experiencing a cocaine overdose, please call 911. An all too common story behind accidentally overdosing on cocaine, as told by a college student: What started as a simple way to relieve stress ended with an ego trip that almost cost me my life. As a college student on…
For people struggling with alcohol use, drinking mouthwash may seem like a way to hide their addiction or even to continue experiencing the intoxicating effects of alcohol while in active treatment or recovery. Mouthwash can be obtained in far more places than alcohol and is usually cheaper. Another big factor to consider is that those…
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