Posts by Sober Admin
Addiction Intervention
Addiction is a severe disease that not only affects you but affects your family. Addiction consumes our daily functioning. Do you struggle to be alone? Do you struggle to interact with your family? Are drugs taking you away from family activities? Are you struggling with trauma? There can be many reasons why we use drugs,…
Read MoreMedication Assisted Treatment (MAT)
Opioid overdoses are on the rise today. Several individuals are dying from opioids. In 2021 there was a 28.5% increase during a 12-month period of individuals having drug overdoses. In 2021 75,673 individuals were determined to be addicted to opioids. This continues to rise if we do not get a grip on drug use in…
Read MoreSubstance Abuse Statistics
Lately, I have been watching people I love who are in recovery slip back into their old habits. It is sad to watch the ones you love slip away. Since my recovery, I watched seven lose their lives and tons fall. Some that fall come back quickly, realizing this is not what they wanted, whereas…
Read MoreHow Finding God Helped Me Find Sobriety
Written by: Melissa Pena I hear from many people that there is only one way to get sober: through a program. Let me tell you this; that is entirely wrong. There are many ways to get sober. You could try getting sober at home, working a 12-step program, in jail, or finding God. I remember…
Read MoreDetoxing from Drug Addiction
When I hear the word detox, I remember the multiple times I tried to get clean from methamphetamine. The walk to get off any drug is different per person. Detoxing not only causes acute symptoms an individual will have post-acute symptoms. Please remember that there are facilities that will help you start the walk of…
Read MoreA Personal Account of Addiction Treatment
While entering my first addiction rehab, I was scared, broken, and beaten by my drug addiction. I had no idea there was such a thing as rehab and was unfamiliar with how it worked. The facility I went to back in 2005 is no longer open, but it helped aid my path in eventually finding…
Read MoreAddiction Recovery Centers
Are you struggling with your recovery? Let me say there are several options for you if you struggle at home. There are rehabs, sober living, and detox facilities. I want to speak to you first about the drug treatment facility I personally attended. The facility is a residential treatment program. In this program, they offer…
Read MoreHow to Stay Sober Through Tough Times in Recovery
Written by: Dwane Myers Life was a mess during active drinking. The pain and suffering wasn’t going any where even while I was using. I hear a lot of people saying the drink or drug freed them from pain but for me the pain was there just allowed me to do lots of negative things.…
Read MoreNew Year, New You!
Did you bring in the New Year sober or addicted? This year I brought in the New Year sober and with my kids. Enjoying these little moments was the most breathtaking experience. Let me stop and say addiction ate up my life. My addiction caused me to miss holidays, school events, doctor appointments, and days…
Read MoreStigma Behind Addiction
I recently had a run-in with a person who has no idea what addiction is and what addiction does to families. I was called a junkie, and I am far from this. Sometimes I find that individuals with no family who went through addiction or themselves tend to push the word stigma around more. Stigma…
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