Category: Active Addiction

Drugs are used all around the globe. Some for positive reasons like medicine or religious ceremonies, others for harm like GHB (the date rape drug). The majority of illegal drugs are simply used to...

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...

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...

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...

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...

According to the addiction resource group quitting drugs or alcohol cold turkey without any treatment has a success rate of less than 12%. Quitting at a professional chemical dependency facility with...