Isolation is a crucial component of addiction. It fuels the fire burning inside of you, craving to escape the moment with everything that's happening in the world today. Because let's face it, the world is a crazy and scary place right now. Some people deal with stress differently; they might eat, sleep, or maybe even [...]
While recovering from a Substance Abuse disorder, relapse is almost inevitable. Relapse does not happen accidentally, no matter what you are recovering from the process does not change. There is a 40-90% relapse rate within the first year of recovery. There are ways to significantly reduce the chances of relapse by learning some warning signs. [...]
There has been a strong connection liked between being exposed to trauma and substance abuse disorder. People who have been through traumatic experiences such as child abuse, war, domestic violence, and even mental abuse often turn to drugs or alcohol to self medicate to help with feeling the emotional pain, anxiety, and memories. It is [...]
One of the biggest debates among us today, Is addiction a choice or a disease? When someone uses drugs or alcohol for some time, it physically changes the brain. The frontal cortex shrinks. The frontal cortex is known as the “control panel” of how we function, controlling our emotions, expressions, judgment, and even problem-solving. When [...]
Living with mental health illness can be very difficult at times, not just for the unwell but for the loved ones as well. Did you know that 1 in 4 adults suffer from mental illness? Living with a mental health disorder has a significant effect on day to day life. It effects your mood, thinking, [...]
When we think “addict” we automatically think, rock bottom, homeless or something tragic. This may be true in some cases but what we don’t realize is there is something called ‘High Functioning Addict’. We can not put all the addicts in the same category as a one-size-fits-all. Just because someone is not the addict we [...]
Just when we thought the drug epidemic could get no worse. As of November 2nd, 2018 The Food and Drug Administration approved Dsuvia. Dsuvia is a form of Sufentanil a synthetic opioid 10 times stronger than fentanyl found in epidurals. Although this drug has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration, chairman Dr. Raeford [...]
Why are people in recovery ashamed or embarrassed to be open about there history of using? My opinion, I think it’s not talked about enough. People are not aware of the importance of recovery. Weather it took someone 1 or 10 tries to get clean, they should be proud of their sobriety. As a parent, [...]
We all like to have fun, right? In the first few months of our recovery we think that having fun will be completely cut out of our life. Well, that is far from the truth. If you ask my opinion I would say that being sober, I have WAY more fun then I ever have before. [...]
As many of usknow, a well known celebrity Demi Lovato has recently relapse and overdosed after being clean for 6 years. Demi has been open about her recovery hoping for the support everyone needs during these times. Being in recovery, many of us know or have had someone close to us relapse or overdose. We might [...]
