Opiate addiction is a serious problem all across the United States. In rural and urban areas, low-income and wealthy neighborhoods, young and old individuals—nearly every… Read More »How Do I Know My Loved One Is Addicted to Opiates?
Opiates are highly addictive drugs that can lead to withdrawal if you’ve been using them regularly in high amounts or for an extended period. If… Read More »What are the Symptoms of Opiate Withdrawal?
When it comes to addiction, it’s easy to feel as though we can never break free. The drug controls you, the drink controls you, heck,… Read More »The Inner Workings of Addiction: Why Can’t We Be Rational?
Throughout the centuries men have been expected to provide for their families and communities, wage war, and offer protection of all kinds, but it seems… Read More »Big Boys Do Cry: Why Being Sensitive is Important to Recovery
When we talk about addiction, it’s easy to think about the drug addict and the alcoholic, but the term also encapsulates self-harm, disordered eating, retail… Read More »Addiction: The Shapeshifting Disease
In the midst of addiction, even on our worst days, we know what we should and shouldn’t do. Whether it’s a full epiphany or a… Read More »Staying Clean and Sober Means Following Through
As a kid, negative reinforcement shapes our world. If we touch a hot stove, we get burned and learn not to do that behavior again.… Read More »When is Enough Really Enough?
Getting clean and sober isn’t easy, even if you have all the support in the world. You can go days, even weeks, without feeling good… Read More »Everything Hurts and That’s Okay
The US Drug Enforcement Administration classifies benzodiazepines as depressants which aim to reduce anxiety, help with sleep difficulties such as insomnia, and in some cases, prevent medical… Read More »The Dark Side of “Benzos”
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