Addiction

5 Real Reasons Problem Drinkers think It’s Lame When You Stop Drinking Living in sobriety you might not be the most popular person in the eyes of problem drinkers and party animals. Some people who still enjoy getting trashed regularly think it’s ‘lame’ that you don’t. They can’t wrap their head around... Learn More

‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ star Dakota Johnson: Is New Role Risking Her Recovery Dakota Johnson has had her fair share or television and theatrical roles in her life-time, and with two Hollywood parents she was bound to eventually earn a name for herself as a stunning and talented actress. Recently the producers and... Learn More

5 Ways Recovering Addicts Contribute to Addiction Stigma Stigma is an ugly thing, simply put it is just a negative stereotype. Defined as a mark of disgrace to be associated with specific circumstance, quality, or individuals a stigma is just another way that addicts and are put into... Learn More

Mike “The Situation” Celebrates 8 Months of Sobriety, Gets Sentenced to 12 Weeks Anger Management After reality TV star Michael "The Situation" Sorrentino spent a short period in rehab back in 2012, he says he has spent a year as part of the recovery community and is currently celebrating 8 months clean and sober. Despite... Learn More

5 Drugs That Can Make You UGLY [caption id="attachment_12807" align="aligncenter" width="357"] image via: thatsthehookup.com[/caption] You’ve heard the horror stories of how drugs can affect your health and your appearance so some of this information might sound familiar and some might be surprising. The fact is, drugs take... Learn More

7 Struggles of Working in Addiction Treatment Working in addiction treatment can turn out to be one of the greatest and most gratifying experiences for someone in recovery. It offers you a chance to work with others and give back to the recovery community, and working in... Learn More

11 Things I Learned as a Functioning Heroin Addict The term functioning addict is somewhat of a paradox – in that it’s a phrase that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth. And what I mean by that is this: being a functional addict is... Learn More

What to do when you’re struggling with alcohol and drug addiction It’s hard to see what’s really happening to you when you’re struggling with alcohol and drug addiction. Often times, people in active addiction are in full-blown denial of their problem and usually, they are the last to really know that... Learn More

11 Ways to Tell a Recovering Addict is Using Again One of the working definitions of addiction is that it is a chronic, progressive, relapsing disorder. Now, relapse doesn’t have to be part of your recovery but, statistically speaking, relapse occurs at a rather high rate amongst people recovering from... Learn More

Crazy News Stories of the Week Guess what time it is... NO, but close... It's Crazy News Stories of the Week time! So sit back, relax, and prepared to be glad you're not one of these people! Flaming Lambo' Fiasco The Flaming Lamborghini is a novelty... Learn More

“I’ll Only Use If…” A bad break-up, disease, or a zombie apocalypse; these are a few hypothetical situations that many people may have joked about or taken into honest consideration in regards to a 'reason' to relapse. I know I myself have sat with... Learn More

The Blame Game: How to Respond When Your Newly Clean Loved One Refuses to Own Their Behavior Sometimes our loved ones like to play the ‘Blame Game’ when they find themselves with a little more clarity and have a little bit of clean time. They want to start throwing around reasons why their addiction ended up the... Learn More

5 Real Reasons Problem Drinkers think It’s Lame When You Stop Drinking

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