Can You Trust the Drug Rehab Referrals You Receive?
Here’s 6 Ways to Know Whether or Not You Can Trust the Drug Rehab Referral You Receive The service industry tends to rely heavily on word-of-mouth from past clients to …
Avoiding relapse and restoring your serenity.
How a GBR graduate restored his serenity and avoided relapse! Monday night could have been a nightmare: about 4pm I was sitting in Little Italy enjoying a nice meal when …
Opioids Suspected in death of Prince!
Once again, Opioids are suspected for being at the heart of another great loss. New reports are coming in that Prince, who died last week in his home from undetermined causes, had opioid pain pills like Percocet in his home and on his person when he died.
How Do I Love My drugs?
In today’s society, alcohol or other substances (legal and illegal) are often used in social settings. Many people equate “partying” with using substances. Depending on the drug, sometimes it may be unclear as to whether the use is someone socializing or someone developing a problem.
Reasons a 12-Step Program Might not be Right
Here are just Five Reasons that a Twelve-Step Program Might not be Right for You. The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University published a report …
Why initiate Drug Prevention Discussions in your State?
3 Reasons why the President Chose West Virginia: President Obama paid a visit to West Virginia to discuss addiction prevention. The people of West Virginia have suffered from prescription …
Why We Always Want To Be Somewhere Else
Contentment can be found even in imperfect situations. It can, in a word, give you back the two-thirds of your life that you would have otherwise sacrificed for the idea of something better, something which will always be just out of reach.
White Knuckling vs Letting Go
Learn the art of letting go! “It’s a running joke between my friends and me that we will get together as soon as we’re free.” If you’re a parent, or …
Recognizing Substance Abuse Symptoms
It is not always easy to tell if someone is abusing drugs and/or alcohol. In order to maintain an addiction, the person becomes very good at hiding any signs that …
Prescription Drug Monitoring Tools Still Underutilized
Prescription drug monitoring programs have been implemented throughout the country as a method of tracking and regulating prescriptions for narcotic painkillers and other drugs. Many states have some form …