Failure Isn’t Final – There Is Life After Recovery
Life isn’t pass or fail. Rather, it’s a series of chances to learn from the past in order to embrace...
Benzos and Alcohol: A Potentially Lethal Combo
Mixing drugs and alcohol is always a recipe for disaster, but one combination, in particular, is especially dangerous: benzos and...
Missouri Opioid Overdose Deaths Pass National Average
The most recent data is in from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), and it’s not good news for...
Gay in AA: A Look at LGBT Groups in Alcoholics Anonymous
Research indicates that members of the LGBT community have disproportionately high rates of substance abuse. In fact, a full 25...
What Is the Best Treatment Approach for Heroin Addiction?
Heroin use in the US has been on the rise for more than a decade, according to the National Institute...
Are Average Drinking Guidelines Set Too High?
Think you’re safe by sticking with the recommended guidelines for alcohol consumption? Think again. According to recently published research, the...
Exploring the Dangers of Synthetic Cannabinoids
Last month the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) sent out an emergency health alert about the dangers of...
LGBTQ Addiction Factors: The Importance of Self-Esteem
Just under 40 percent of America’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender adults say they’ve been rejected by family members or...
Tapping Into the Power of Forgiveness in Rehab
Martin Luther King, Jr. famously said, “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out...
Hope & Recovery for Disenfranchised Addiction
The term “disenfranchised” originally referred to people who are “deprived of the right to vote or other rights of citizenship."...
