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Life as an Addict – Overcoming Challenges and Finding Hope
Drug addiction is something that touches the lives of many of us. It’s a possibility that someone you know or someone you’re close to has had a brush with substance abuse at some point in their life. Whether in response to a moment of tragedy or because they got in with the wrong crowd, substance […]
Support for Addicts – Key Strategies & Resources
If a loved one in your life seems to be battling substance addiction, there are some substantial questions you’re likely considering. Is this person fully addicted? Will he or she be alright? Is there anything I should be doing to try and help them through this? How is someone supposed to get help for an […]
Enabling vs Empowering – Key Differences in Addiction
As a family member or friend of an addict, you are no doubt aware of the fact that your loved one’s addiction has an impact on your life. All too often, we think we are empowering when in fact, we are enabling. Sometimes this is felt in small ways, such as the person being unreliable. […]
Spouse Rehab Support – Coping Strategies for Partners
Seeking treatment for addiction can seem like a hard decision when it happens to family and friends, but how do you deal when it is your spouse who is entering rehab? It can be hard to unpack all of the feelings related to your significant other needing treatment, but not all hope is lost. There […]
Avoiding Relapse – Key Triggers & Recovery Tactics
Recovering addicts are at extremely high risk for relapse because it is so difficult to fight ingrained behaviors, as well as physical, mental, and emotional addiction to substances. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), those in addiction treatment suffer a relapse at a rate of about 40-60%. These aren’t great odds, and […]
Teen Drug Use Trends – Latest Insights and Statistics 2023
Many adults old enough to have teens in the household will recall the D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) campaign of the ‘80s, initially launched through a partnership between the LAPD and LAUSD. Incredibly, the program has been around for 35 years at this point, although many people don’t even know it’s still around. Because of […]