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Once you have experienced the pangs of addiction, you know that it’s a very personal thing that affects everyone differently. It’s estimated that there are more than 23 million people that suffer from either drug or alcohol addiction, yet only one out of every ten will seek help for their problem. Your personal story can make all the difference to...

In order to help people with addictions, it's important to understand what addiction is, how it works, and why people become and stay addicted to substances. A good way to understand addiction is to understand the effects it has on the addict's brain. By understanding addiction in that way, people will have a stronger foundation they can use to help...

Overcoming an addiction to drugs, alcohol, or even prescription medication is never an easy task and often requires a constant commitment to a life of sobriety. Understanding the importance of cultivating self-forgiveness throughout the addiction recovery process is essential to move forward while maintaining a positive lifestyle and a healthy future outlook. With the right tips, resources, and tools learn...

A famous quote about recovery says, “You do not recover from addiction by stopping using. You recover by creating a new life where it is easier to not use. If you do not create a new life, then all the factors that brought you to your addiction will eventually catch up with you again.” The meaning of that quote is...

After putting in all of the hard work at rehab, former addicts then have to face perhaps one of the next big challenges of their life--employment. Jobs after addiction treatment are a vital part of the overall recovering process. While a person may have been equipped with the behavioral repurposing and gone through therapy to uncover their triggers, a lot...

Actress Drew Barrymore is now 43 years old, a mother, producer, and entrepreneur. However, at the age of 13, Barrymore found herself admitted into a mental health institution by her mother for a year and a half and legally emancipated from her parents at age 14. Her struggles with substance abuse at such a young aged traced back into troubled...

There are few things that can place more of a burden on a couple than drug or alcohol addiction. The challenges that come with caring for someone who is currently undergoing or has undergone treatment to overcome an addiction can either strengthen or destroy a relationship. After all, addiction can take a severe toll on not only the parties involved...

When patients finally leave an addiction treatment rehab, there's usually a sense of relief. However, that sense of relief is almost always short-lived once the individual discovers the battle for recovery has only just begun. It takes a lot of hard work for someone to get through treatment. Through detox and therapy, they have to apply themselves and be as...

Mac Miller’s tragic overdose-related death in 2018 sparked a conversation about addiction in today’s modern society. The 26-year-old rapper was found unresponsive in his home on September 7, 2018. He had reportedly struggled with substance abuse for some time. Miller had been open about his struggle previously in interviews. In 2013, in an interview with Billboard, he touched on his...

Being Resilient During the Ride Addiction recovery is a life that reaps both short and long-term rewards. Though recovery is a special kind of life because it is filled with gratitude and humility, it is still life just like any other because it has its ups and downs. An important lesson for those in recovery to learn is how to...