Treating Marijuana Addiction with… Marijuana?
You ever heard someone say fight fire with fire? Not too sure this is what they meant, but I guess that it’s the type of thing always open to interpretation. So when considering the new discoveries being made, and in light of the major marijuana reforms going on across the country, could it maybe not . . . . Continue Reading
Addiction and Depression in Women
Are you often overwhelmed with feelings of being tired, helpless, and hopeless? Do you feel sad a lot of the time? Do you find that you don’t experience pleasure from spending time with your family or friends? Do you find it difficult to focus, function, and work? Are you having trouble sleeping or are you . . . . Continue Reading
5 Benefits of Florida Treatment Centers
Benefits of Florida Treatment Centers: Your insurance covers it If you have medical insurance with benefits that will cover addiction treatment, then take advantage of it! You might be thinking that you would rather detox at home through an outpatient program but, then you will have to arrange transportation to and from. If you do . . . . Continue Reading
Women’s Prescription Pill Addiction Treatment
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (the CDC), now that opioids are the most prescribed drug in America, prescription painkiller overdose is now the second leading cause of accidental death in the United States, killing more people than heroin and cocaine combined. Also among highly-prescribed prescription pills are the anti-anxiety drugs like . . . . Continue Reading
Insecurity and Social Anxiety in Recovery
Insecurities and social anxiety are emotions that serve a purpose: they can be like little caution flags that come up as we encounter risky circumstances in life. If you ever felt insecure when a friend was knocking a beehive with a stick, you probably benefited from that insecurity. Maybe someone at a party made you . . . . Continue Reading
Sober Book Review: The Four Agreements
The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom, a Toltec Wisdom Book by don Miguel Ruiz, is a quick read and chock-full of useful wisdom for everyone but especially for us recovering addicts. The key to freedom is to become aware of our irrational and limiting thoughts so that we can replace them with . . . . Continue Reading
Rationalizing Risk: A Common Sign of Addiction
A lot of people do it, too– they’re not dead. I can stop any time. I’ve stopped before. I choose to start again. I like it. I don’t want to stop. Everyone has a vice. Everybody is going to die of something. Comments like these are often made by those who are rationalizing their addictive . . . . Continue Reading
New Nicotine Vaccine May Prevent Addiction
Studies show that as many as 80 percent of individuals who attempt to quit smoking using an FDA approved method will relapse.
Are Smartphones the New American Addiction?
Our phones have become so integrated into our lives that some people actually panic at the thought of losing theirs. Are we addicted to our smartphones?
Scientists Developing a Vaccine Against Addiction
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), drug dependency and addiction costs our society $484 billion each year. To put that number into perspective, that in nearly 3 times more than all cancers combined. And that is just the cost in pure dollars and cents. That figure does not take into account the . . . . Continue Reading