Author: Justin Mckibben Addiction is not a word that is limited to alcohol and illicit narcotics, it is an illness that comes in several forms of behavioral health issues that…
By Cheryl Steinberg If you track the sensational media stories over, say, the past five years, they have increasingly described people suffering exhaustion after playing video games for 50 hours…
Author: Justin Mckibben For years there has been research making an attempt at developing a specifically strategy for a substance to end all substance abuse. The cure for addiction has…
Author: Justin Mckibben Some people really think that they had it bad in rehab, but in all honesty can you imagine the experiences of people who have been limited to…
By Cheryl Steinberg Habits are not the same as addictions, but bad habits share traits of addictive behaviors and moreover, bad habits can develop into addictions. This seems confusing but,…
By Cheryl Steinberg You’ve probably heard this a bunch already but, resentments will take you back out. When you take a look at what the word, itself, means, it might…
Author: Justin Mckibben I can’t speak for everyone, but I know before I came into recovery I had always joked about the fact that once I retired I would sit…
Author: Justin Mckibben Publicly most people will tell you that there is a huge difference with the severity of your addiction and the drugs you are using, and some would…
Author: Justin Mckibben Drug addiction stigma is real. The struggle to overcome that addiction is still very real. Average people seem to speak negative opinions and spark controversial conversations more…
not pictured: meth By Cheryl Steinberg According to a 47-page wartime dossier compiled by American Military Intelligence, Adolph Hitler was a notorious hypochondriac and took a shocking amount of…
Drug Rehab for Couples: Substance abuse, Physical Dependence, and Addiction Substance abuse and drug addiction, including alcohol addiction (alcoholism), are both medical conditions that are chronic, meaning life-long, but that…
By Cheryl Steinberg When it comes to AA, NA, CA, or any other 12 Step group, anonymity is a highly-regarded notion; after all, the ‘A’ stands for “anonymous.” If you…