Most people might say no. First individuals must try a drug and realize that they like it. Then they might start to use the drug more frequently. Eventually, once they have used the drug enough, their brain begins to lose the ability to function without […]
Synthetic Drugs
The term synthetic drug refers to non-organic, chemically manufactured and unpredictably unsafe drugs such as Meth-amphetamine, MDMA, GHB, Kat and Ketamine. These drugs are manufactured by back street-chemists and are highly toxic and very often fatal. Strength’s vary and the death toll is rising. There […]
Occasional Heavy Drinker? Or A Real Alcoholic?
By Bill Manville 08/03/15 -sourced https://www.thefix.com/ My doctor asked me if I'm an alcoholic. I lied. Telling her the truth meant the end of fun. “Elaine” had never been arrested for drunk driving, lost a job or passed out due to booze. She’d come to the […]
Compromising Principles
I find my experience in early recovery has had a few challenges. On one hand I’m trying to live by certain principals that I adopt from those around me in recovery and from the fellowship meetings I attend. On the other hand I'm fighting my […]
Detoxification from Substance Addiction
Often and quite rightly so the detox part of treatment for someone addicted to a substance is the most worrying and difficult to successfully overcome. Many people worldwide remain trapped in addiction for years while avoiding the withdrawal effects during detox. Over the past 20 […]
Relationships in Early Recovery
Relationships in addiction become toxic and unproductive. Trust is gone, lying, stealing and cheating feature in the dynamics of the relationship and it leaves both or all parties angry and confused. From the loved ones perspective, the person using is slowly killing him/herself and regardless […]
The Opposite Of Addiction Is Not Sobriety
Johann Hari, author of the New York Times best-selling book "Chasing The Scream: The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs," has been exploring the true cause of addiction, something he believes is largely misunderstood. In a Ted Talk filmed last month, Hari […]
This Is Your Brain On Neuroscience
By Zachary Siegel 07/05/15 Addiction science and neuroscience will make your head spin. It's not brain surgery Shutterstock It’s the age of what people are calling the “neuro-disciplines.” It all began with a now well-known branch of medicine called neurology, the study of the nervous […]
Cross Addiction
If you understand the fundamentals of addiction, you’ll understand that it was never about the drugs or alcohol or other self-destructive behaviours. What characterizes addiction is the obsessive and compulsive nature of the behaviour and also what happens when we do act out on that […]
How Do Addicts Make Decisions
Learning about the economics of decision-making could mean the difference between relapse and long-term sobriety. Most, if not all, addicts and alcoholics struggle with quitting and staying sober. And many have an equally hard time understanding why. What if would-be recovering addicts and alcoholics knew […]
