What do AA and recovery have in common with Albert Einstein, Mark Twain, a Chinese author, and Benjamin Franklin?A year ago, I wouldn't have known how to answer this question. In my case, I was sentenced to go to AA. Now, after having completed the 12-steps, I know it by heart, and having repeate...
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Mar
27
2018
If you or a partner is addicted to drugs, you are likely aware that addiction severely impacts your children. The National Survey on Drug Use and Health shows that over 8.3 million children under the age of 18 live in a household where at least one parent is addicted to drugs or alcohol. And, tha...
Mar
23
2018
I used to find silence deafening, even nerve-racking. Silence left me alone with my thoughts, and those thoughts could be quite scary. Silence tempted me into my addiction and then made me afraid to leave it behind.Blocking Out the NoiseWhen the house was quiet and all my work was done for the da...
Mar
13
2018
Anyone who has spent any time at all around a heavy drinker will know that when alcohol starts pouring, secrets come out. This is true for both occasional binge drinkers and long-term substance abusers; alcohol makes many people more open about their feelings, more likely to talk about anything, ...
Mar
06
2018
I never understood why people stay in abusive relationships until I became part of one. Then, once I identified myself as a victim, I simply didn't see a way out.After my father left, my mother dated one man after another who was just like him. She'd move one guy in and put up with his crap until...
Feb
26
2018
Today, more than 24.5 million Americans are addicted to drugs and alcohol. While many are using legal substances or abusing prescription medication, millions more are sourcing drugs illicitly through drug dealers. With 10s of millions of people using illegal drugs, hundreds of thousands of people...
Feb
13
2018
At 24, I had never been in a sober romantic relationship in my life. I had started drinking at 13, a year and a half before I started dating. By my first date, I was smoking weed, too. We met at the local skating rink, joined our friends behind the building, and got high before we even went insid...
Feb
08
2018
Whether you're recently clean and sober or a long-term recovery veteran, relapse is always a risk. You may slip up, run into triggering events, or find yourself suddenly unable to cope with cravings. However, in most cases, addiction relapse doesn’t happen overnight. It builds up over time, and t...
Jan
31
2018
Recovering from a substance use disorder is a long journey. Coming out of addiction means moving past learned behaviors, battling triggers and cravings, and moving past trauma. It also means overcoming the habits and problems that led you to addiction in the first place. During this recovery peri...
Jan
25
2018
When people looked at me, they didn't have any idea that I was in recovery. They saw a mother, a grandmother, a widow, and I am all of those things, but they didn't see the addict inside me.It's ironic, because at 66 years old, you would think people would just do the math. I was a teenager in th...
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