When addiction is active and thriving, individuals may lose the ability to keep it all together. Work, school, family, and friends all come second to getting drunk or high. Eventually, the balance of life tips. Soon, consequences begin to ensue. The addicted lifestyle is chaotic. It’s a lifestyle which cannot have a balance because there…
Addiction can affect anyone from the famous to the ordinary. The problem is, the celebrity spotlight can complicate the healing process. Many celebrities don’t get the help they need when all eyes are on them. Still, there are some who have persevered and gone on to share their addiction recovery stories to inspire others. In…
Summertime; a time for fun and adventure for all. For many, the summer months represent an excuse to have a few drinks by the pool with friends. But, for those in addiction recovery, that’s not really an option. Summer is also the most common time to take vacations, and vacations are also seen as a…
Having a loved one who is suffering from addiction is heartbreaking, scary, and lonely. If you are living through it, you know that it can seem like a never ending journey of worry. You wait for the day when you find out your loved one is in jail, injured, or worse: dead. One of the…
My name is Celia and I’m a recovering opiate addict. I went to rehab for the first and last time three years ago. At the time, I was in a destructive relationship with another opiate abuser. Drugs were the core of our relationship. But, with help and guidance from my therapist, I was able to…
Many people develop an addiction to drugs or alcohol by self-medicating for other conditions. Drugs and alcohol might seem to ‘help’ with a number of different conditions like anxiety, depression, and pain, but the reality is that they don’t. If anything, this kind of self-medication will just make these and other conditions worse. If you find…
When you get into drug and alcohol treatment and recovery, there are lots of terms that get thrown around. Chances are you and your family are confused as to what many of them are and what they mean. One of the biggest points of confusion is the different levels of care. One of our programs…
Alcohol abuse is one of the top reasons that people go to rehab. Many people are under the false impression that alcohol abuse is mild in comparison to addiction to hard drugs. However, they are not the same. It is like comparing apples to oranges, and all addictions are equally dangerous and can have deadly…
As relapse statistics show, returning to drugs or alcohol is an unfortunate reality of being in recovery for many people. According to research done by a number of drug treatment centers, anywhere between 50% and 90% of people will end up relapsing. While these numbers are frightening, it isn’t a reason for you to give…