Substance use can begin at any age. The use of drugs and alcohol can even begin anywhere from early childhood to late in life. When addiction happens early in life, before age 21, the choice to get sober as soon as possible can be especially life-saving.The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)...
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Apr
04
2017
I was a dedicated addict. I absolutely loved smoking and did so for 40 years. However, I reached a point where my health was suffering and the prices had gone up so high that I could barely afford it, even if I rolled my own, which became yet another daily chore. I knew I needed to quit for a lon...
Mar
29
2017
Relapse is defined as a recurrence of a past condition. It is often a negative one. In the context of an addiction, it is resuming use of a substance after a period of abstinence. What they don't always tell us, however, is that relapse is often a normal part of the process of achieving sobriety....
Mar
21
2017
Unfortunately, stress is an unavoidable and even normal part of life, including a sober one. Some of the stressors I experienced were looking for a new job, money worries, health worries, and relationship conflicts. Stress can be a trigger for any type of addiction, because we are looking to esca...
Mar
14
2017
Addiction is a complicated and highly personal experience. A person may develop an addiction to any number of substances. Regardless of what it is that you become addicted to, one thing is for certain. It takes a heavy toll on your life and the lives of the ones that love you.It Begins CasuallyAd...
Mar
07
2017
How Humor Helps in RecoveryWhen I first began my recovery, I couldn't find the humor in anything. It was a time of recognizing all the losses I have suffered. I was no longer self-medicating to forget about them; I had to face them head on. Losses like the end of personal relationships and friend...
Feb
28
2017
If you live with an addict or a former addict who is either planning to attend therapy, at a treatment facility, or who is already out of treatment and working on their recovery, you know that it isn't always easy. While in an idyllic world, the people we love would come out of addictions the sam...
Feb
21
2017
Like many of us, I brought a lot of guilt and shame into recovery with me. I couldn't seem to help but think about all of the things I did while under the influence of alcohol, not to mention the situations I got myself mixed up in. These thoughts practically destroyed my self-esteem and negative...
Feb
14
2017
Recovering from a drug or alcohol addiction means getting your life back, rebuilding your relationships, and most likely dealing with a great deal of stress and anxiety. Unfortunately, stress is an unavoidable side-effect of not only withdrawing from a substance, but also going back into the regu...
Feb
07
2017
When I was in early recovery, everything seemed brand new. With my drinking behind me, I was rediscovering all sorts of things and beginning to rebuild my life. My self-esteem on the rise, I was anxious to repair existing relationships and begin new ones. However, I was also concerned as to wheth...
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