Rehab saves lives. There’s no disputing that. With the opioid crisis catapulting addiction into the national limelight, there has been a much-needed push for Americans to accept addiction as a …
13th Step: Alcoholics Anonymous Isn’t Tinder
The pink cloud is real. This rose-colored haze of early sobriety may seem innocuous. But aside from too often leading us into a full-blown relapse, the pink cloud also acts …
Harm Reduction: Does It Work?
If you’ve spent any prolonged amount of time in the recovery community, you’ve probably arrived here with a bias either for or against harm reduction. Maybe you vehemently fight against …
Cults 101: Does AA Qualify as a Cult?
Alcoholics Anonymous offers help for people seeking respite from substance abuse. Its active members proudly tout the effectiveness of group's teachings. Despite lack of hard evidence, AA has helped countless ...
Prepping Your Social Life for Relapse Prevention
Rehab teaches some pretty great therapeutic tools for recovery. It helps address deep issues like coping mechanisms and crisis planning. But the logistics of preventing relapse in the Information Age ...
How Living Situations Affect Long Term Sobriety
As inconvenient as it may be, recovery is not a transitional phase. It doesn’t end once you’re “done” with treatment. The threat of relapse constantly lurks even when it seems ...
Is it Okay to Smoke Weed in Recovery?
Thanks to Prop 64 that passed in 2016, it’s now legal to buy and use pot in California (federal law is another story). The Adult Use of Marijuana Act continues …
Going Back to Treatment After Relapse
For most of us, relapse feels like a brick to the back of the head. We wake up the next morning feeling wracked with guilt. It stings like failure. That …
Gabapentin Declared Narcotic (Schedule V)
For the last few years, the non-opioid medication Gabapentin (branded as Neurontin and predecessor to schedule V drug Lyrica) has skyrocketed in opioid overdose toxicology reports. Gabapentin’s direct role in …
Sublocade Injection: New Hope for Opiate Addicts
Have you heard of the newest medication-assisted treatment (MAT) option available to recovering opioid users? Sublocade, an extended-release monthly buprenorphine injection developed by Indivior, hit shelves in US pharmacies last ...