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Addiction Warning Signs

When Should I Call an Addiction Hotline?

Addiction hotlines are readily available to anyone who would like to speak to a knowledgeable person about addiction to drugs, alcohol or destructive behaviors. Calling an addiction hotline can be helpful and constructive in an infinite number of ways. Calling an addiction hotline can help an addict find treatment, work through depression or thoughts of … Continue reading When Should I Call an Addiction Hotline? →

April 24, 2018

General Issues

Six Signs that You Are Ready to Get Sober

It’s an old cliché that people aren’t ready to get sober until they hit “rock bottom.” Rather than talk about or try to define what rock bottom may be for you, it’s more important to talk about being ready to get sober once you reach a certain level of awareness about your addiction.[1] For the … Continue reading Six Signs that You Are Ready to Get Sober →

May 31, 2016

Addiction Recovery

Addiction and Fame: What’s the Connection?

On This Page: Access Time Narcissism Keeping the High Alive You and Me Addiction, divorce, Jennifer Lawrence’s newest hairstyle: Wait in line in a drug store and chances are you’ll see at least one of these headlining the magazines that, just below, promise to reveal the season’s new lip color. Seeing Jennifer Lawrence on a … Continue reading Addiction and Fame: What’s the Connection? →

February 12, 2016

Addiction Recovery

Is the LGBT Community at Higher Risk for Addiction?

On This Page: Sexual Minority The Effect of Stress Finding Treatment Addiction is an indiscriminate disease. Anyone who experiments with alcohol or drugs—regardless of age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, location, political affiliation and so on—could become chemically dependent. Moreover, people can begin abusing dangerous, mind-altering substance for any number of reasons; however, many of those … Continue reading Is the LGBT Community at Higher Risk for Addiction? →

December 8, 2015

Addiction Warning Signs

High-Functioning Addiction: What It Looks Like, How to Help

Some addicts wear their addiction on their sleeve and openly talk about their struggles with substance abuse. However, many addicts live with what is termed “high-functioning addiction.” A high-functioning addict is both physically and psychologically dependent upon their drug of choice, but they still manage to hold down a job and/or remain part of an intact … Continue reading High-Functioning Addiction: What It Looks Like, How to Help →

March 23, 2015

Addiction Recovery

While You Wait: Talking to Your Boss Before Alcohol Rehab

In this post, we’ll be continuing our series about the best ways to fill your time before you start addiction treatment. Today we’re talking about one of the most difficult steps you have to take before heading off to treatment: talking to your boss. Before you talk to your boss, one important step is to … Continue reading While You Wait: Talking to Your Boss Before Alcohol Rehab →

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When Should I Call an Addiction Hotline?

Six Signs that You Are Ready to Get Sober

Addiction and Fame: What’s the Connection?

Is the LGBT Community at Higher Risk for Addiction?

High-Functioning Addiction: What It Looks Like, How to Help

While You Wait: Talking to Your Boss Before Alcohol Rehab