Waking from a fitful sleep, Sandra couldn’t believe her eyes – or her head, for that matter. She had a pounding headache and felt nauseated, but that wasn’t the worst of it. As her blurred vision began to clear, she slowly started to realize where […]
Dealing with Addiction for Families
Three years ago, when Rachel* got her freshman dorm assignment in the mail, the New Jersey teen excitedly logged on to Facebook to look up her new college roommate, Eleanor*. "She definitely seemed like that perfect, blonde, athletic, popular girl," says Rachel, now 20. […]
Is Instant Addiction Real ?
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 […]
