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 …
5 Reasons Alcoholics Choose Self-Sabotage
“Choice” presents a tricky concept for alcoholics. If alcoholism is a disease (as it’s recognized in the DSM V), can people who suffer be held accountable for their actions? Absolutely! ...
Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired
We all remember the first time we used or drank. It’s like a switch got flipped and something clicked into place that we had always been missing. Maybe that nagging …
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 …
New Injectable Alcohol Biosensor Monitors BAC
In a twisted sense, the threat of random UA checks acts as a godsend to people in substance abuse treatment. A dirty test usually spells immediate nasty consequences like treatment ...
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 ...
Meth Mouth: 5 Causes of Rapid Oral Rot
Although meth mouth captured the public interest over the years, it’s actually not a well-studied phenomenon. Because meth users are notoriously difficult to track, controlled studies remain lacking. But a ...
Examples of Making Amends in Recovery
Whether or not you’re intimately familiar with the Twelve Steps of AA, you’ve probably heard of Step Nine. Making Amends with Others has positioned itself in the public eye to ...
Precipitated Withdrawal: Avoiding Dope Sickness
Dope sick. The intense fear of this all-consuming affliction drives many users to continue seeking out their opiate of choice long past that initial desire to quit. Many describe the ...
Rising Drug Use in Middle Class Suburban Homes
We’ve all heard the “just say no” chorus since Nixon declared drug use to be America’s public enemy #1 in 1971. But until quite recently, drug use in America felt ...