Kyle Ruggeri, CARC – Page 11 – Soberdogs Recovery

14 Things To Do After Drug Rehab

Getting out of rehab or any other intensive treatment program can be a daunting experience. When a person goes to rehab they are put into a structured program. Meals, treatment, counseling, bedtime...

What Does It Mean To Hit Rock Bottom

JK Rowling said it best, " Rock Bottom Became The Solid Foundation On Which I Rebuilt My Life". Anyone who is in the grips of addiction almost always needs to hit their rock bottom before they...

The Difference Between Helping and Enabling

It's human nature to help our loved ones. When we see a family member or friend struggling our brain sends us a message saying "love them and help them". Helping others releases oxytocin in our own...

America’s Legal Drug Cartel: The Sackler Family and Oxycontin

From 1996 to 2017 over 200,000 Americans died from Oxycontin and other prescription painkiller overdoses. Think it's a coincidence that 1996 was the year Oxycontin was put on the market? Me...

31 Celebrities You Didn’t Know Were Sober

Peer Pressure....that awful phrase. We have all heard it, we have all experienced it in some form or another. No one wants to be the outcast. It's human nature to want to be included and feel liked....

16 Common Items You Didn’t Know Drug Addicts Use

Human nature is tough to overcome. We are biologically programmed to think certain ways about certain people, specifically our loved ones. When it comes to how we view someone suffering from...