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Safe Haven: Harm-Reduction Care
What Is a Drug Safe Haven? For many countries, drug Safe Havens are beginning to prove to be very effective in reducing overdoses, HIV, Hep …
What Do Teens Need to Know About Substance Abuse?
Substance Abuse and Teens One of the biggest concerns many teens find themselves facing is alcohol and drug abuse, whether involving themselves, a family member, …
Learning to Take Life on Life’s Terms
Taking Life on Life’s Terms Those of us who have spent any time in recovery circles have heard the term, “Taking life on life’s terms.” …
Surrender, Sanity, and Sacred Connection
Surrender and Recovery What is Surrender? Why do many people have so much trouble with the concept, and why have so many of us reduced …
Back-to-School Season: An Opportunity to Help Parents and Caregivers Prevent Underage Drinking and Drug Use
A new school year often brings a fresh start for children and their families. A new opportunity to wake up on time, get homework done …
The Myth of the Magic Meetings
The Rise of 12-Step Meetings Since its inception in the 1930’s, the model of 12-step meetings for recovery has left an imprint on the American …
The Difference Between Identity and Identifying in Recovery
What Is the Difference Between Identity and Identifying? “I’m, David…” I remember the very first time those words came out of my mouth in a …
Choosing The Right Inpatient Rehab Facility
How Do I Choose the Right Inpatient Rehab? Millions of Americans have been affected by the Opioid epidemic, alcohol, and other drugs, and deciding to …
New York Decriminalizes Up to Two Ounces of Recreational Marijuana
A New Marijuana Law for New York In the State of New York, recreational marijuana is one step closer to becoming legal. On July 29, Governor …
Research Study: Drug Addiction Is Sending More Children To Foster Care
How Drug Addiction Has Affected the Foster Care System On July 15, the academic journal JAMA Pediatrics published a study that examines how drug abuse and …
Alarming Suicide Trends in African American Children: An Urgent Issue
By: Roslyn Holliday-Moore, Public Health Analyst, SAMHSA Office of Behavioral Health Equity The suicide rate among African American children aged 5 to 11 years has …
Dangers of the Negative Inner Narrative
Beware the Negative Inner Narrative There is an old adage that says, “Assume the worst and you’ll never be disappointed.” If I could alter one …
The Influence of Social Media on Teen Drug Use
The Relationship Between Social Media and Teen Drug Use Young people experimenting with drugs and alcohol is nothing new; however, social networking sites are offering …
How Do You Know If Someone Is Using Meth?
What are the Signs of Meth Use? Methamphetamine is notorious for its adverse effects. The illegal and highly addictive drug can devastate a person’s health. …
Phenibut Supplement: Potential Benefits and Risk for Addiction
What Is Phenibut? Many of us want a life-booster, something that makes us feel confident, energized, and ready for a challenge. For people who are …
Drug Traffickers Are Increasingly Mixing Fentanyl Into Cocaine
Cocaine and Fentanyl: A Lethal Combination on the Rise Since 1999, the number of drug overdose deaths in the United States has quadrupled. The Opioid …
Illinois Legalizes Recreational Marijuana, Overturns Cannabis Convictions
Recreational Marijuana Will Be Legal in Illinois On June 25, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed House Bill 1438, which allows Illinois residents to use and purchase …
E-Cigarette Sales To Be Banned in San Francisco, Juul’s Headquarters
San Francisco Makes History by Banning E-Cigarette Sales On June 25, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted unanimously, 11-0, to ban the sale of e-cigarettes. The …
Report: Millennials Are Most Likely to Die From Alcohol, Drugs, Suicide
Millennials Are Most Likely to Lose Their Lives to Addiction Two non-profits, Trust for America’s Health and Well Being Trust, published a report this month …
Authorities Confiscate 16 Tons of Cocaine From Cargo Ship in Philadelphia
One of the Largest Drug Busts in U.S. History On June 18, a team of police officers and agents from the U.S. Coast Guard and …
Justin Bieber’s Battle With Addiction and Recovery
Justin Bieber’s Struggle With Xanax and Alcohol Addiction In an interview with Vogue earlier this year, Justin and Haley Bieber (née Haley Baldwin) opened up …
10 Celebrities Affected by an Alcohol Addiction
Celebrities Who Struggled With Alcoholism and Found Recovery In 2015, over 15 million American adults over 18 years-old qualified as having an alcohol use disorder …
Evidence of Ancient Cannabis Use Found in China
Cannabis Use Discovered in Ancient Chinese Tombs In the Pamir Mountains in present-day western China, researchers have found evidence of cannabis use dating back at …
Recovery and the Price of Change
Paying the Price of Change Here is one of the ways I learned about the price of change. A couple of years ago, I hired …