If you have had a habit of addiction for many years everything revolved around it. Relationships, jobs, friendships, sports, hobbies, etc., took second place to getting your fix. Your addiction literally became your life. Much of your time in your addiction was used up by using or trying to figure out how to obtain your [...]
There is always another product you can find in a tobacco or head shop to make you think you are making a good choice in recovery, because after all, it may be "legal" in your town. Nevertheless, legal doesn't make a product safe. Synthetic drugs(or new psychoactive substances (NPS) have no legitimate medical use and [...]
Friend. Such a simple word, but not so simply defined. Do a "GOOGLE" search of the word " friend". One definition says: a person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection. "True Definition", states: someone who is a true friend stands up for you. When others try to hurt [...]
Social isolation is defined as the state of being in a place or situation that is separate from others. Social isolation has an reverse cause and effect relationship with addiction, and can cause unwanted health issues. Isolation can not only create an addiction problem, but can also hinder one in the recovery process, causing a [...]
Johnny's Testimony By all accounts I had a fairly normal childhood. My family attended Church every Sun. It is harder than expected for me to pin point where my hurt's, hang ups and habits originated. The first hurt I can remember started in Kindergarten and it still pops up occasionally 35 years later. I had [...]
So you've gone through several months of rehab and now the holidays are coming up. You haven't experienced the season to be "Merry" sober for years. After all, aren't the holidays a time to celebrate, bring in the cheer and even give cheers? You might wonder, "how can I get through this season and stay [...]
Looking back on my life and how my addiction started, I can trace it back to finding a group of kids in middle school that would accept me. I was advanced in school, which made me feel like I couldn't relate to most kids. The kids that drank and did drugs didn't care if I [...]
We all have them, the nagging thoughts of how we wish we would have or could have done things differently. Regret by definition means, "to feel sad, repentant, or disappointed over something that has happened or been done, especially a loss or missed opportunity." What do we do with these pesky thoughts that creep in [...]
Drug and alcohol addiction has many negative effects on the mind and body. The use of drugs affects breathing, and heart rate, the ability to control emotions and feel happiness. In addition, problem-solving, planning, and decision-making abilities are inhibited. It is also difficult for people who use drugs to process information provided by their senses. [...]
We form many different types of relationships throughout our life. These relationships have different dynamics and no two relationships are alike. In this article we are going to address the relationships associated with a former addict who is in the process of recovery. The right kinds of relationship with the right kind of people will [...]
