Generally speaking, the goal for anyone in recovery is to maintain their sobriety for the long-term. Everyone knows that it begins with stopping the addictive substances, but how do we continue to be successful in the long-term? Setting yourself up…
The Two Most Commonly Smoked Drugs The 2 top drugs most commonly smoked are: Nicotine including vaping THC/Marijuana The top 2 drugs most commonly smoked are also the top 2 gateway drugs leading to harder drugs, including: Opioids Alcohol Stimulants…
Detoxing from drugs and alcohol can not only be dangerous, but under certain circumstances, deadly. For most, the first step when you stop using drugs and alcohol is a medical detox. Not only does a medical detox keep you safe…
You’ll Starve If You Just Get Detoxed: You’ll Feast for Life with Recovery Detoxification is like a few small appetizers before a multicourse meal and is very short lived and essentially useless without recovery. Recovery is the antipasto salad, the mixed…
In the beginning there was no medication-assisted treatment. Regardless, herds of alcoholics recovered with the help of self-help groups alone. Similarly, opiate addicts, such as jazz singer Billie Holiday, stopped using "cold turkey" while in jail or under similar restricted…
It's no secret that Detroit's finest rapper, Eminem, has struggled with addiction. As the 10 year anniversary of Eminem's album "Relapse" just passed a few days ago, we thought it was the perfect time to take a look at how…
Why We Didn't Understand the Dopamine-Addiction Connection Before? Most addiction neuropsychiatry researchers are likely to be awkward if not inadequate substitute elementary school teachers and elementary school teachers are likely to be awkward if not inadequate addiction neuropsychiatry research temps.…
Drug addiction affects many factors, including your overall health and wellness. One of the factors mostly affected by addiction is your brain's functioning, which drugs and alcohol disrupt and distort its natural system programming— like your circadian and diurnal rhythms,…
Let's face it, in active addiction, you probably didn't care so much about letting people into your life, mostly because it was just another person to hide your use from. As alcoholics and addicts, keeping people at a distance was…
During addiction treatment, you will experience a volume of thoughts and feelings following the experience of getting back a clear mind. One of the best gifts in sobriety is gaining clarity. With a clear mind, you are now able to…