Posts by Kyle Ruggeri, CARC

I was in extreme heroin, cocaine, and Xanax withdrawal. I was put into booking with 8 other guys waiting to get processed. They put me in the jail-issued tan jumpsuit. I remember curling up in a ball...

Alcohol is often called a social lubricant. Yes, alcohol does lower our inhibitions and loosen's us up, but for many of us, we don't stop there. We continue to drink past that 2 drink point. Many...

Almost everywhere we go alcohol is present. Out to dinner, late-night work meetings, friends BBQ, baby shower, wedding, birthday parties, and holidays all involve alcohol. After a long day of...

One of the most common questions surrounding Adderall is how similar is it to meth (Methamphetamine). This observation is a fairly common one because both drugs have the word "Amphetamine" right in...

Prescription drug abuse has been on the rise in the US for the last few decades. One of the common myths many people believe is that if something comes from a doctor then it must be safe. Oxycontin,...

Drug users come up with some ingenious and crazy ways to make money. Everything from scamming the government for unemployment and food stamps to robbing grandma's purse. During active addiction,...