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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 [...]
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 [...]
Prescription drug addiction is reversible in most cases. Prescription drug abuse chemically alters your brain. Prescription drugs are replacing marijuana as the primary gateway drug. Treatment of addiction to prescription pills doesn’t need to be voluntary. If at first you don’t succeed, try, try, again. Drug addiction overwhelms most aspects of your life and [...]
Before people ask how to treat addiction, the more common question asked is, “how can I cure addiction?” Regardless of the answer they receive, most people want to believe that after rehab, everything will be just perfect, the way things used to be. Sometimes, in fact, almost never, that does happen, but for the most [...]
Drug addiction is tough. You use, and use, and use, and can’t stop, even when you want to. So if you’ve had enough, if you’re sick and tired of being sick and tired, the first thing you need to do is to cleanse your system of the toxins before you can even think clearly enough [...]
The most common and simple way to stop abusing alcohol or heroin or cocaine is to stop taking it. However, detoxing is rarely that simple. Short-term physical and mental health risks are high. For opiate and alcohol dependencies, detox is not only the most painful thing that many addicts will experience but it can be [...]