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 […]

A disturbing new drug trend has hit the streets, and experts say that it’s “changing the game” for users. Frankly, it is putting them at serious risk. The news reports started flooding in just last month, all ringing the same message: The lethal drug at the heart of America’s opioid crisis is being cut into […]

Demi Lovato’s rise to fame didn’t come without complications. In fact, there were several obstacles in the young star’s life that almost ended her stardom before it truly began. These are all detailed in her new YouTube documentary, “Demi Lovato: Simply Complicated,” which was released just last month. “Simply Complicated” is an honest, candid, raw […]

“Celebrities are role models, and they can use this status with fellow celebs to demonstrate their own healthy journey into a legitimate, long-term treatment program.” – David Kipper, MD, author of The Addiction Solution When you are struggling with drug addiction, it is easy to feel as though you are going through it all alone. […]

How many times has your teenager told you, “Marijuana is harmless, Mom!” or that it is being legalized for some reason? How many times have you told yourself that your child’s marijuana use is just a phase, or that, because weed is now being used therapeutically, you don’t need to be as concerned? With the […]

Just last month, we discussed President Trump’s rumination about possibly issuing a national emergency to combat the opioid crisis in America. And just yesterday, we saw the President take action. He declared the opioid crisis in America – an epidemic that is killing nearly 175 people per day – a national public health emergency, and […]

Many people assume that poverty and drug abuse go hand-in-hand. People believe that those who live in lower-income neighborhoods (where there is a lack of education) have a higher risk of becoming addicted to drugs and alcohol—that all drug addicts are poor, homeless, uneducated and unemployed. This has been a common belief for decades, though […]