A deadly batch of heroin has been making its way across the nation. The deadly heroin, rather a hybrid of heroin and another potent opioid drug called Fentanyl, is leaving…
Addiction and Relapse According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), which calls relapse “not only possible but also likely” due to the chronic nature of addiction, 40% to…
Understandably, there are a lot of things that ‘normies’ don’t understand about recovery and our programs. It makes sense that they don’t understand these things and usually the normies that…
Bitcoin is a peer-to-peer payment system and digital currency introduced back in 2009 as open source software. The system uses cryptography – a way to make the source of money…
—————————————————————————————————— Aries Your energy will be running hot and cold this week, making it tricky to make decisions. One minute you are full of excitement and feeling ready to take…
On Sunday February 2nd, 2014, Philip Seymour Hoffman, an exceptional and very admired American actor who gave three-dimensional tone to an extensive variety of villains, sidekicks and leading men on…
Recovering from drug abuse and addiction isn’t a matter of willpower. People do not choose to become addicted just like they don’t choose to have diabetes or cancer. Turns out,…
Looking back on my stints in rehab, I see many different things that I wish I would have known prior to going into treatment. Most of us go into rehab…
Addiction can take your life away whether it’s with an overdose, illness or constant and chronic relapsing; the disease of addiction is a progressive and sometimes fatal illness. With David…
Going to meetings is a huge part of recovery and can be vital to staying sober. Meetings help us relate with other alcoholics or addicts around us who are going…
The incredibly popular and often heartwarming Humans of New York Facebook photoblog posted the following on Tuesday, with the subject (photographed above) quoted as saying he participates in an “underground…
By: Cheryl Steinberg and Nicole Armstrong The following interview was given by a woman – a mother – who has been around both addiction and recovery most of her life….