We’ve all seen it, the same faces appearing again and again in local treatment centers. Or, someone checking in and out of an inpatient facility. Even pop culture has made many references to it, noting Edward Norton’s addiction to meetings in Fight Club. But is this a real addiction or an attempt to stay sober…
No one wants to sit down, across from someone they love and tell them that they need treatment, or therapy, or rehab. Instead, many people skate around the issue or deliver it in such a blunt way that it scares the addict off. Because who you’re talking to isn’t that person you love, they wear…
The Secret, sheer determination, and Charlie Sheen’s claims of a “power of the mind,” AKA ‘The Secret,’ leaves it to seem as if addiction is something as simple as watching a show. You sit down, envision a sober life, and then there it is. That’s not realistic, but there are many times that people get…
Imagine if you had gone out, with very little money, and traveled into a foreign country. You learned the language and the lay of the land and came out a well-traveled person. Would it be so surprising when you were asked for travel advice? The same applies to addiction and treatment. The greater majority of…
The question of whether counseling works is always a struggle. It should be intuitive that counseling works because you’re vocalizing the problems and concerns and then talking through them in a productive and non-confrontational setting. However, there has been so much stigma and issues around counseling and mental health that it’s all too easy for…
Sublocade hit the market in the U.S. in 2017, but why isn’t it talked about very much? There are a lot of elements and concerns that come with Sublocade and similar treatments for opioid addiction. Now that decades after the 1980s heroin epidemic that pharmaceutical “solutions” for addiction aren’t likely to produce outstanding success. What…
If you’re the friend of a close family member of an addict then you’ve probably heard it before, “It takes the edge of,” or “I have anxiety and it helps.” But of course, when they’re not high they seem more agitated and anxious than ever. Why do users claim that substances help with their anxiety?…
Are you empowering your loved one to stay afloat? Or, are your enabling behaviors allowing their alcoholism or drug seeking behavior to continue? Parents want to help their kids, friends want to offer support, but often the very things that people think are helping this person towards recovery are pushing them further away. If you’re…
When looking at the elements of a parent’s role in their child’s life it is clear that the job doesn’t stop on their 18th birthday. Many parents provide financial and emotional support to their adult children who aren’t addicts. But, what happens when an adult is suffering from addiction and your support could actually be…
Would it be surprising to know that there are many cases of teenage drug use? Not teens, but pre-teens, pre-adolescent people. That means that while some children are playing with Legos, others are smoking marijuana, taking ecstasy, and even trying heroin. It’s shocking to some, but those within the drug rehabilitation community know that the…