States across the country are legalizing the recreational use of marijuana. It’s been a hard-to-miss news item for some time since Colorado led the charge, passing the necessary legislation in 2012. Pot advocates everywhere hailed the passage as progress. Washington State soon followed the trend, […]
Even as popular television shows, such as “Mad Men,” romanticize the days of a fully stocked bar in an office nook or closing a business deal over a three martini lunch, most employers these days have a zero tolerance policy when it comes to drinking […]
Addiction is a complicated disease. Because it changes the chemistry of the brain, a person with substance abuse and dependency issues acts and thinks differently. In many cases, denial runs so deep that they’re not even aware of the damaging impact their illness has on […]
How to Kick Your Cravings to the Curb There are a variety of stages and phases of sobriety, each bringing their own challenges to the process. One of the most difficult parts of sobriety tends to be cravings. Cravings are overwhelming desires for something, sometimes […]
The truth is drinking too much alcohol can happen to anyone. More often than not, the person was planning to have just “a couple of drinks”, and things got out of hand. To try and help you get over the effects of a bout of […]
The road to recovery is one that requires focus, time, and determination. During this journey of re-discovery, a person must be in the right mindset in order to yield successful results. Despite popular beliefs, jumping into a romantic relationship in the early stages of recovery […]
Merry, Berry, Bright, & Sober With the holidays just around the corner, many who have taken the path of sobriety are anxiously worrying about how they will refuse temptations and continue saying no. Whether you have chosen to be sober as a personal choice or […]
A new study, entitled the “Nurse’s Health Study” has correlated a heightened risk for breast cancer in women who regularly consume alcohol. In an observational, longitudinal (1980 to 2008) study involving 105,000 women, nearly 7700 cases of invasive breast cancer were diagnosed in women who […]
Any form of rehabilitation is difficult if the patient doesn’t cooperate with their physician and the prescribed procedures for recovery. This is particularly true for any type of drug or alcohol rehabilitation, where patient cooperation and participation is a critical factor in successful recovery. The […]
Even with mass health warnings making their way onto the very labels of the products, cigarette smoking is a habit that many refuse to give up. Did you know that nicotine addiction could be acting as a gateway to the use of illicit drugs? The […]
