There are many possible reasons why a person might choose to pick up a drink, use drugs, or engage in other compulsive behaviors, but one of the most popular reasons is boredom. Nearly everyone gets bored from time to time, so the idea of having an occasional drink or drug because we’re bored may sound …
“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 …
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 …
