It’s a new year and for many people out there, that means making resolutions to change. But this time, you may have decided to do something a bit beyond the norm. As you rang in 2018, you did not vow to stop eating junk food. You did not make a promise to your running shoes, […]

Last year, an estimated 28.6 million people over age 12 were classified as current illicit drug users. This translates to about 1 in 10 individuals who use illicit drugs in the United States. According to national statistics, young adults are the most affected demographic – about 1 in every 4 young adults (between ages 18 and […]

Nearly 175 Americans die from a drug overdose each day. The majority of these deaths, declared the President in his 2017 statement against the nation’s opioid crisis, are caused by opioid overdoses. Heroin. Fentanyl. Morphine. OxyContin. Vicodin. Any name-brand prescription painkiller you can think of. These are the drugs (yes, even the ones found in […]

“The first place we lose the battle is in our own thinking. If you think it’s permanent, then it’s permanent. If you think you’ve reached your limits, then you have. If you think you’ll never get well, then you won’t. You have to change your thinking. You need to see everything that’s holding you back, […]

The holidays are just around the corner. Christmas lights are strung on trees and houses, making our surrounding neighborhoods come alive. More and more people are bustling about, finishing up their last-minute shopping lists. Friends and family are making plans for the nights ahead – and many are already shipping and settling in for holiday […]

Holiday work events. Family gatherings. Old friends home for winter break. Last-minute shopping sprees. Stressful relationships resurfaced. Feelings of grief and loss. There are many factors that can make a perfectly sober holiday quite difficult. However, sober holidays are not impossible. Despite the relapse triggers that this season often brings, the holidays do not have […]

Lethargy. Night sweats. Restlessness. Nausea. Irritability. Depression. Delirium. Anxiety. Confusion. Slowness. Seizures. Trembling. Muscle aches. Drug cravings. These are just some of the many symptoms associated with withdrawal from drugs. If you regularly use drugs and alcohol, and have used them for some time, it is highly likely that your body is now dependent on […]

As more and more marijuana plants grow in our surrounding towns, so does the number of young adults smoking pot. Today, about one in every five young adults (younger than 30) smokes marijuana. Nearly one in a dozen smokes the drug on a daily basis. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, daily marijuana use among […]

Gratitude. The quality of being thankful – thankful for all that we have, all that we have received, and all that has not befallen upon us. Gratitude is an acknowledgement of the positive things in life, things both big and small. The feeling of happiness that comes from appreciation. The recognition of goodness. The readiness […]