Posts Tagged ‘addiction’
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 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 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 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…
Read MoreLife After Rehab: What’s Next?
Rebuilding your life after rehab can be challenging, so take the necessary steps to help you start fresh. Recovering does not just require you to quit your addiction, you’ll also need to change your habits, mindset, and social circles as well. After rehabilitation, almost everything will require change. Gathering a support network, getting your finances…
Read MoreMy First Sober Holiday
For twenty-four years, I never thought there would be a holiday where I was sober. I was so used to spending holidays feeling myself and getting high. I remember holidays when I would act a fool so I could do what I was used to doing. I can say this changed four years ago. Four…
Read MoreHolidays & Relapse
When I think about the holidays, I think of stressful situations with family, other people, or money. Last year, I thought I had it made; I had just made it three years sober from my drug of choice. First, I became complacent in my recovery, hanging with unhealthy people, and pushing God out of the…
Read MoreAdolescents and Fentanyl
Going to a seminar this week, I heard about the number of adolescents falling to a plummeting death because of Fentanyl. Fentanyl has become the new drug on the streets. The synthetic opioid is made to look like oxycontin but is put into other drugs in your area. Fentanyl can be added to heroin, methamphetamine,…
Read MoreAddiction Vs. Recovery
How did you realize you were an addict? I met a game warden who searched my car. His words were to tell my dealer to stop selling me drugs, or I would lose everything I worked for. A year later, I was in the process of losing my home, my car was undrivable, CPS was…
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