Ecstasy Explained Ecstacy is the kind of drug you think of someone doing in their twenties. Maybe you and your friends buy tickets to a Radiohead concert, you take your MDMA, “it’s so pure”, your friend who scored it says with anticipation in their eyes. You take the pill and the concert starts. The lights swirl, Thom ... Read More
Taking Another Look at Fentanyl Addiction
Fentanyl Explained Have you ever heard of Fentanyl? I hadn’t heard of it until I found out about Prince’s death. It was one of the drugs in the cocktail of intoxicants found in his bloodstream in the tox report. Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid. Fentanyl is so strong that it can be one hundred times more powerful than ... Read More
The Cannabis Controversy
There is a lot of conversation and change in the United States right now surrounding how the country approaches marijuana. The controversy is real with some very strong feelings on both sides of the argument. So let's take a closer look at Cannabis so that you can decide for yourself whether it is a miracle drug, or a ... Read More
There’s Hope in Addiction Recovery
Millions of Americans have recently done some kind of illegal substance. Many of these Americans first tried their drug of choice before they were even in adolescence. Some of the most common drug preferences for Americans are alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, opioids and cocaine. With the easy availability of these ... Read More
Getting To Know You
When you’re recovering from drug or alcohol addiction you may notice that your emotions and reactions to different situations feel strange to you. It may feel like you can’t even recognize yourself in your feelings. Addiction to most drugs and alcohol alters your mood, causes depression and anxiety, alters the ... Read More
Terrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
You tell yourself you never drink or use alone. But you’ve had a rough day, no you’ve had a terrible day. Your boss came back from a meeting with their superior on a warpath and you felt the brunt of it. You got in to a minor fender bender on the way home because you were so miffed from work, and then because you were ... Read More
Going Back to Work After You Have Completed Rehab
When you get back from a Florida alcohol detox and Florida addiction treatment center you may feel nervous about going back to work. Just going home from rehab can be daunting, but the idea of going back to work to face the people you knew, and who remember you all to well, before drug detox and before you attended a ... Read More
Wake Up and Smell the Better, Sober Living
It’s hard to get on a schedule. It takes a lot of discipline and consistency. But here’s an idea of a way to ease into a more structured way of living. Start with the bookends of a schedule. Instead of trying to upend your life and force yourself to adhere to an entire schedule shift at once, start with deciding ... Read More