In honor of Halloween, this post is dedicated to one of the most frightening four-letter words out there: FEAR. But we’re not really here to talk about ghosts, goblins, and Freddy Kruger. Though monsters and Halloween horror films can spark reactions in us that, on the surface, look quite similar to some of the deeper …
“Addiction recovery is easy,” said no one ever. Getting clean off drugs or alcohol is definitely not a cakewalk, but most folks who have put together some clean time have discovered that life is actually way more fun sober. If you’re newly sober, however, or even if you’ve been clean for a while but having …
Many addicts in recovery are well aware of the danger of prescription medication, particularly narcotics, depressants, and stimulants. This is often due to life experience. We don’t usually plan or expect to become dependent on that codeine prescription we were given that time we sprained our ankle. Before we know it, however, we’re popping those …
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Getting clean off of drugs, alcohol, or giving up any other process addiction, can be one of the hardest decisions an addict will make in his or her lifetime, but also one of the best. Just ask anyone in recovery. That being said, the relapse rates in recovery are very high, and many addicts can …
Our news feeds lately have been filled with suicide stories, most recently and notably those of designer Kate Spade and celebrity chef, Anthony Bourdain. While this news has received global attention (as suicide and celebrity stories do), it’s also important to note that there are many more non-famous suicide-related deaths happening simultaneously and by the …
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