Mar 9, 2016 | Addict, Addiction, Arrest, Drink alone, Jail, Self-medicating, Suicidal, Treatment
The following questions from the brochure “Am I An Addict” were written by recovering addicts in Narcotics Anonymous. Whether your addiction is drugs, alcohol, gambling, internet, pornography, food, sex, shopping, etc….these questions apply. If your addiction is not...
Feb 13, 2016 | Addiction, Journey, Sobriety, Wine
Rachel Black quit drinking 22 months ago. The further she gets from the wine-sodden world she left, the more she realizes how awful it was. [Please note: This blog post is quoted directly from The Guardian. Rachel Black is a pseudonym. She blogs...
Jan 9, 2016 | Activity, Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Behavior, Behavioral Health, Biological, Brain, Drugs, Mental Health, Morality, Self-medicating, Stress, Substance, Tolerance
Addiction is a condition that results when a person ingests a substance (e.g., alcohol, cocaine, nicotine) or engages in an activity (e.g., gambling, sex, shopping) that can be pleasurable but the continued use/act of which becomes compulsive and interferes with...
Dec 23, 2015 | Addiction, Enablers, Expectations, Get Over Yourself, Parental Love, Parenting
As parents, we want the best for our children. And we expect the best of them. How many times when they were young did we think…”My kid will NEVER do that!”? Well, for many of us, our kids DID do that…and THAT involved substance abuse (drugs and alcohol), or an...
Nov 9, 2015 | Addiction, Be Present, Choose Well, Healthy, Positive, Relapse, Sobriety
PLEASE NOTE: Today’s post is from psychcentral.com, and was authored by Donna M. White, LPCI, CACP. We could have written our own thoughts on avoiding relapse, but why recreate the wheel when someone has already done an awesome job! So here it is. Enjoy, pay...
Oct 18, 2015 | Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Behavioral Health, Courtesy, Customer Service, Insurance, Mental Health, OMG, Patient Rights, Residential Treatment, VOB
Like most industries, the addiction treatment industry is filled with a plethora of abbreviated terms that can instantly confuse just about anybody outside of the industry. I was recently handed a three-page document of treatment industry acronyms. Three pages. One of...
