May 1, 2022 | #CelebrateRecovery, 10000 Beds, 10KBeds, 501c3 Nonprofit Organization, Activity, Addiction, Addiction recovery, Ah Ha Moments, Alcohol, Be A Good Parent, Be Present, be the better person, Believe, Bouquet, Call Your Mom, Choose Life, Do it!, Drugs, Flowers, May Day
Do you remember when May Day was celebrated by delivering little bouquets of fresh cut flowers to your neighbors? No? Well, I’ve definitely dated myself, haven’t I? Ah well. I feel young! When I really was young (obviously centuries ago), my Mom would help...
Jun 28, 2017 | Addict, Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Be A Good Parent, Believe, Change, Changing Lives, Courage, Death, Disease, Drugs, Epidemic, Heroes, Heroin, Hope, Mothers, Parental Responsibility, Recovery, Save A Life
I’ll be honest, it’s been a pleasure and a challenge. Pulling 16,000 lbs. behind your F350 cross-country isn’t always fun. We’ve developed a hatred for potholes in particular. But mostly, we hate heroin. And all addictive substances. And the...
Oct 14, 2016 | 12-Steps, Addict, Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Arrest, Be A Good Parent, Believe, Changing Lives, Choice, Clean & Sober, Dad, Drugs, Get Sober, Goals, Hope, Jail, Judge, Miracle, Mom, Parental Love, Personal Story, Residential Treatment, Sober Life
First published on LinkedIn on 10/12/2016. He’s been clean and sober for 4 months now. He is reunited with his son. He is working and thriving…not through our 10,000 Beds scholarship program, but because of it. It’s been nearly a year since the call...
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...
Nov 15, 2014 | Addiction, Death, Drugs, Good Golly Miss Molly, Little Richard, Molly
The scariest headline I’ve seen this year was from a Daily Beast article: MOLLY: The Dangerous Drug That’s Too Good to Quit! Four people have recently died from the use of this drug, yet reports from users are nothing but glowing for Molly, or MDMA, a purportedly pure...
