You can’t just ignore the way you’re feeling. I can’t tell you how many people I know who just shove their emotions down. It’s understandable, it’s the way they were taught to be. For a long time western society has made it clear that it is “impolite” to talk about anything that makes our emotions spike or dip. We ... Read More
Two Things You Need To Succeed In Recovery
Are you just back from medically supervised alcohol detox, or maybe you were at a long term drug rehab in Florida somewhere. You may feel kind of scared, nervous about how things will go and how you’ll make sure you can handle the complicated emotions, the feelings that come along with getting home and starting over. ... Read More
More Than a Dare
Did you go through the the Dare program as a kid? At my school Dare meant that we had a puppet that “visited” our classroom once a week and told us foreboding stories about drug and alcohol abuse. In the end of the program a cop came and talked to our class and made us sign a note solemnly swearing that we wouldn’t ... Read More
When Gambling Addiction Meets Alcohol Addiction
Researchers have noticed a high correlation between problem gambling and alcoholism. This probably comes as no surprise to anyone who has interacted with a person who has a gambling disorder. With gambling terminals built into bar tops and cocktails waitresses circulating through the gaming floor, casinos can be ... Read More
Here’s What You Should Know About Underage Drinking
More and more teenagers are drinking alcohol these days. By the time they graduate from high school, almost all adolescents report having tried alcohol at some point before the age of fourteen and that they acquire the substance from other students at school or the parents of their peers. Every year thousands of ... Read More
Becoming The Comeback Kid
When President Clinton was running for office his chances were pretty low. He fought hard and in the end won, both a presidency and a new nickname, “The Comeback Kid”. President Bill Clinton doesn’t have a monopoly on that nickname. You can claim it too by coming back from rehab as a woman or man with a plan, a heavy ... Read More
It’s Time We Understand that Addicts are People Too
Our society has an incredible bias against people who are struggling with drug and alcohol addiction. The stigma permeates through pop culture, politics, and everyday life. If we want to make drug addiction a thing of the past, let's start by reducing this stigma. The Crow My first exposure to heroin was via a 1994 ... Read More
You Need Other People in Your Life
Avoiding people as a recovering addict can be dangerous behavior. Upon their return from a medically supervised alcohol detox, addiction recovery treatment, and inpatient rehab, many healing addicts try to avoid those who love them, their friends and family, due to the shame that addiction can bring along with it. ... Read More