Within the recovery community, there is an expression that you are only as sick as your secrets. Sometimes the biggest secret of all is that you’re facing drug addiction. While y
Commonly abused drugs are the most common illicit street drugs and are often determined by overdose emergency room and fatality rates. A survey completed by the CDC indicates
There are few things harder than loving individuals suffering from addiction. Watching their choices destroy their body, lives, and future opportunities is something no parent wish
1 in 8 teenagers report using an illicit substance in the last year and over 2 million 12- to17-year-olds report using drugs in the last month according to the National Center for
When you hear people talk about rehab, you might think it’s only for drug addiction. However, you can attend rehab for alcohol or drugs. Addiction is addiction, no matter what th
Getting and staying sober requires a great deal of change, and that change extends beyond the person getting sober. You can’t get very far in a peer supper recovery group or trea