Addiction

In the News: Rick Perry Surprises Many By Supporting Decriminalization of Pot SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS — Gov. Rick Perry recently announced that he is for the decriminalization of marijuana use in his home state. Decriminalization means the relaxing of punishment for marijuana users, which is a distinction from full-on legalization of pot. At the World... Learn More

In The News: NJ Doctor Arrested for Prescribing Painkillers Illegally [caption id="attachment_9182" align="aligncenter" width="300"] image credit: Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office[/caption] MANAHAWKIN, New Jersey – The prosecutor in Ocean County, Joseph D. Coronato, and the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Director, Eric T. Kanefsky, announced the arrest of Dr. Liviu... Learn More

Recovery Weekly Horoscope -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aries You’ll be tempted to allow diversions to keep you from doing what you need to this coming week. Concentrating may be difficult so make an effort to stay focused – try meditating to clear your mind. See... Learn More

6 Signs You Should Go To a Halfway House after Rehab After you’ve completed rehab, what do you do? Most of the time, the best idea is to go into a sober living environment. There are many different reasons you should to a halfway house after treatment but I’ve thought of... Learn More

9 Signs You’re Doing Recovery RIGHT There are no clear-cut signs that you are doing recovery right but there are certain things that people who are successful in recovery have in common. Now, that’s not to say that if you’re doing these things you aren’t going... Learn More

In the News: Russell Brand Raises Money For Recovery Communities [caption id="attachment_10911" align="aligncenter" width="500"] www.wifflegif.com[/caption] Russell Brand has announced a fund to develop recovery communities for people leaving treatment for drug and alcohol abuse. As for his own recovery, Brand has been clean ten years and says, “My life has... Learn More

5 Reasons Legal Pot is Not as Cool as It Seems A new Colorado state law went into effect January 1, permitting anyone 21 years of age or older to buy and consume small amounts of marijuana, despite the fact that it remains a Schedule I controlled substance at the federal... Learn More

In the News: Chris Christie Vows to End Failed War on Drugs New Jersey’s governor, Chris Christie, spoke out on his goal to end the failed war on drugs. He stated: “We will end the failed war on drugs that believes that incarceration is the cure of every ill caused by drug... Learn More

In the News: Hedge Fund Trader Opens Up About ‘Wealth Addiction’ In a recent (and rather popular) op-ed for the NY Times, a prior hedge fund trader describes how he replaced his drug and alcohol addiction with an addiction to money. "I was a giant fireball of greed," Sam Polk writes.... Learn More

7 Child Stars That Disappeared Due to Addiction [caption id="attachment_10974" align="aligncenter" width="410"] www.wifflegif.com[/caption] We know this story all too well, famous child actor who turns to drugs and alcohol never to be heard from again. Some stories are tragic: the former child star eventually succumbs to the disease... Learn More

10 Things You Don’t Realize Until You Get Sober First and foremost, you probably didn’t realize you were an addict until you got clean. Might sound weird but, for most of us, we didn’t realize we had a real problem until we decided to get clean and got some... Learn More

Dangerous New Drug: Dabs Dabs – the crack and crystal meth version of weed? Using high purity pot, butane, and blowtorches that produce a waxy concentrate has some middle-class observers questioning the image of this new weed product. Yet others speculate that dabs are... Learn More

In the News: Rick Perry Surprises Many By Supporting Decriminalization of Pot

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