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Sober Living – Life After Drug Rehab
Living a sober life during rehab is easier because you have all the support and tools needed to get through each day. Don’t misunderstand me, I’m not suggesting recovery is easy, but I wonder: Once you leave rehab, what’s it like? Imagine a world in which you can focus your energy on positive things—like enjoying [...]
AA-Alcoholics Anonymous Review
What is Alcoholics Anonymous, and does it really do any good? I hear people say it’s a waste of my time, that only deadbeats and homeless people go to AA. Are they right? Let’s begin with what AA is. AlcoholicsAnonymous is a loosely structured group of people who get together anywhere from once a week [...]
New Strategy in Drug War Focuses on Treatment, Not Punishment
According to Gil Kerlikowski, director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, the Obama Administration is revolutionizing the government’s approach to drug control. Historically, drug addiction has been viewed only as a crime, and addicts have been punished for their choices. Today, addiction is being viewed as a treatable disease, recognizing recovery [...]
Discovering the Power of Choice
Recently, I got a chance to see an old friend. I’ve known him since the college days. He was a lot of fun then. Spontaneous and seemingly living life to it’s fullest. He wasn’t rich but it seemed he would always choose the exciting and the fun way of living his life. I, on the [...]
Know (All of) Your Options
Deciding to get help for your addiction is a great start. You’ve gone through a lot to get to where you are, and now you want it to work. The question is, what’s best for you? What are your choices? Before we talk about where you get help, let’s talk about triggers for a moment. [...]
Four Things to Realize About Addiction
Genetic and Environmental Conditions It is certainly true that people choose to throw their lives away abusing drugs all the time. But the truth about hardcore drug addiction is that free will rarely influences these choices. Two different people could buy two doses of the same drug, take them at the same time, and one [...]
