What If Your Loved Ones Cannot Forgive Your Addiction

What If Your Loved Ones Cannot Forgive Your Addiction

Coming back from the cycle of addiction is a long and tough road. Not only does it take a lot of courage and determination, but it’s physically and mentally...
When Your Loved One Wants to Leave Treatment

When Your Loved One Wants to Leave Treatment

Treatment for addiction is hard work. Depending on the type of addiction, and in cases in which there are co-occurring disorders and multiple addictions,...
Caution: Entering the Drug Addict’s Spin Zone

Caution: Entering the Drug Addict’s Spin Zone

Drug addicts will lie and tell you anything they think you want to hear, or that they feel they have to say at the moment. This isn’t a fantasy. It’s...
EMDR to Treat Underlying PTSD in Drug Addiction

EMDR to Treat Underlying PTSD in Drug Addiction

When a person experiences a traumatic event they often internalize the event and re-experience it. In effect, they are not only traumatized during the...
The Dangers of Self-Medicating with Drugs and Alcohol

The Dangers of Self-Medicating with Drugs and Alcohol

By Colin Gilbert From an early age, Michael struggled with anxiety and depression. As a child, he always felt awkward in social gatherings, and, as a result,...
Club Drugs: Harmless ‘Fun’ or Dangerous Game?

Club Drugs: Harmless ‘Fun’ or Dangerous Game?

There is a common perception that “club drugs” are harmless and meant for just having fun at parties. More and more young, and not so young,...

What If Your Loved Ones Cannot Forgive Your Addiction

Recovery — March 16, 2010 at 4:00 am
Coming back from the cycle of addiction is a long and tough road. Not only does it take a lot of courage and determination, but it’s physically and mentally taxing as well. When you’ve finished your treatment and are in recovery, you really need the love, support and encouragement of your loved ones to help you maintain your sobriety. So what happens if your loved ones cannot forgive your addiction? What...

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Addiction in the Media

Beyoncé Offers Cosmetology Training for Recovering Addicts

Beyoncé Offers Cosmetology Training for Recovering Addicts
Pop superstar Beyoncé and her mother, Tina Knowles, came to Brooklyn last week to announce the funding and opening...
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Mar 9, 2010 4:00

Street Drug Addiction

Women and Methamphetamine Use

Women and Methamphetamine Use
The ratios of men to women who use particular substances vary greatly and generally statistics show a significant trend toward...
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Mar 8, 2010 4:00

Marijuana Addiction

Long-Term Marijuana Use and Psychosis

Long-Term Marijuana Use and Psychosis
Young adults who have used cannabis or marijuana for a longer period of time appear more likely to have hallucinations or...
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Mar 2, 2010 21:00

Prescription Drug Addiction

Prescription Drug Abuse and Chronic Pain among NFL Players

Prescription Drug Abuse and Chronic Pain among NFL Players
While cases of performance-enhancing substance abuse by professional athletes are not unfamiliar to national headlines, what...
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Mar 6, 2010 4:00

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What If Your Loved Ones Cannot Forgive Your Addiction

Coming back from the cycle of addiction is a long and tough road. Not only does it take a lot of courage and determination, but it’s physically and mentally taxing as well. When you’ve finished your treatment and are in recovery, you really need the love, support and encouragement of your loved ones...
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Red Cross Ambulance Crews Get Dangerously Close to Drug-Related Violence

For those who volunteer with the Red Cross in Mexico, they are often giving more than just their time. Many of these individuals are also putting their lives at risk. Those on the ambulance crews must dress in full combat gear before arriving on the scene.
March 18th, 2010 | Drug Crimes | Read More

United States Drives Illicit Drug Demand

As more and more media attention is focused on the drug wars occurring in Mexico and along the U.S. and Mexican borders, the realization that it is the U.S. appetite for drugs that is fueling the flames is often forgotten.
March 18th, 2010 | Drug Crimes | Read More

Former Child Star Todd Bridges Talks Addiction, Hitting Bottom

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