Head changes have a way of clouding the working space of our mind. While the first drink or hit welcomes that cozy tingle of detachment, we do not realize that ...
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5 Tips for Codependent Family Members
There are few things more heart-wrenching than watching a loved one struggle with active substance abuse. As a behavioral disease that warps thinking beyond one’s control, the person you know …
Teen Substance Abuse: What To Do If Your Child Is Struggling With Substance Abuse
Ask any parent what they think about parenting and almost every single one of them will say it’s rewarding and their greatest accomplishment. But parenting is scary. You’re responsible for ...
Is My Child Struggling with Substance Abuse?
Love is blinding — especially when it comes to your child. Children are seen as a parent’s greatest accomplishment, and virtually every parent will have no qualms with boasting about ...
Discovery: Can This Gene Mutation Increase Your Risk of Addiction?
When I was four or five years old, I was convinced there was a whole soft, fluffy world in the clouds. When you grow up, you would somehow be able ...
Going to Treatment as a Couple is a Bad Idea
Loving someone who suffers with an active addiction is hard enough—but when you’re suffering along with that person, everything becomes more complicated. You’re painfully familiar with the demon that holds ...
Anhedonia: Lack of Pleasure After Quitting Heroin
When dreading the thought of getting clean, a lot of the concern centers around the painful process of detox. Opiate withdrawal in particular is so miserable that it’s earned the ...
Why Did My Boyfriend Get Me into Drugs?
It’s a sad tale, and unfortunately all too common. The stage: a relatively normal, functional girl grows up in a loving and secure home. She ambles through life learning how ...
Separating the Addict from Their Addict Behavior
In order to exist peacefully among ourselves, we discourage these behaviors in our children and peers. Offenders meet punishment through the legal system, which is how so many addicts end …
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 …