Posts Tagged ‘Drug Rehab’

You’ve hit the bottom with your drug addiction and you’ve fought your way back up. Now, you’ve progressed to the point where you want to have a baby. Whether this is would be your first pregnancy or your fifth, you’ll need to prepare your mind [...]

Living with the drug and alcohol addiction of a family member can be devastating. The inclination is to help them, to cover for them and to continue to rescue them when they suffer consequences for their drug addiction. This never helps. If you love someone [...]

Eating foods that are bad for you seem to go hand in hand with drug addiction treatment and recovery. Those recovering from opiate addiction like heroin addiction or addiction to prescription painkillers routinely crave sweets: sweet cereals, ice cream, snack cakes. For those who aren’t [...]

Early in the morning on October 11, George Michael was spotted leaving his home in England. When asked where he was going, he said drug rehab and “I want to beat my drug addiction and lead a normal life,” according to The Sun. This comes [...]

Recovery after crystal meth addiction is unlike recovery after addiction to most other drugs. While avoiding relapse always requires constant vigilance, the cravings for most drugs decrease over time. Not so for crystal meth addicts. Studies have shown that after a few months of abstinence, [...]

Fighting alcohol addiction is arguably one of the most difficult addictions to face. Available on every corner, offered by well-meaning friends, family and co-workers, advertised on TV as a way to kick back and relax, it’s hard to avoid cravings and triggers. The best way [...]

Growing up is an experience you sometimes wish you could forget. After school was out each day, your friends went home to families they could count on. You went home to a big question mark every day. Would someone be home to cook supper? Would [...]

You’ve had a suspicion that your teenager has been using drugs and alcohol. Today you found the evidence to confirm it. But you don’t want to upset your spouse with the news right now. You’d rather handle this on your own, just keeping it between [...]

Your drug rehab counselor says relapse can happen to anyone going through recovery. Your recovery friends tell you it’s part of the process, it’s not the end of the world, and you can get through it. That’s what they say, anyway. It sure feels like [...]

The void – it’s the big gaping hole left behind when you stop using drugs. It’s ugly, deep, and intimidating. You know your drug use filled in the space with anger, fuzzy memories, and lies – but sometimes you wish you could go back. Kind [...]