Thursday, March 4th, 2010
The following story was shared by a young reader. I was first drawn to it because it mirrored mine to a large extent. Fortunately, John decided to pull out before he let his life go down as far as I allowed myself to go. For that, and for his courage in ...
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Monday, February 15th, 2010
When my life started seriously veering off track, a few of my friends sat me down and told me that they want to help me. At the time, drugs were paying my rent, and they literally offered me their couch to help me lower my cost of living. They were ...
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Saturday, December 26th, 2009
I keep referring to the fact that I don't believe in quick fixes for addiction.
My crystal meth addiction
Partially, this is due to research I've been exposed to that shows changes in the brain that are very long lasting. As I'd mentioned in an earlier post about crystal meth use, it can ...
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Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009
Check out today's article in the NY Times about a program in Philadelphia that is putting together a whole set of support structures to help addicts deal with life after drugs. At the center of the effort is the Philadelphia Recovery Community Center which offers groups, life-skills help, job training ...
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Tuesday, October 20th, 2009
**DISCLAIMER: This post has been changed since its original content. Since I Believe the submitted story was fake, I've now made this a post about the possibility of developing LSD dependence**
Many of my readers claim that LSD addiction does not exist. Well, They're simply wrong. LSD dependence (the clinical term ...
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Friday, October 16th, 2009
contributing author: Katie McGrath
We've talked quite a bit about the benefits of active habits, especially early in recovery when addicts are looking for things to do instead of drugs and alcohol. If you want to look at another blogger who supports the idea that replacing addictive habits is essential ...
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Saturday, October 3rd, 2009
Hey everyone, I've already talked about the endless ways in which exercise can help addicts, especially in early recovery, fill the void left by their drug use (see here for some articles).
This NY Times article follows Darryl Virostko, a world class surfer, as he attempts to incorporate surfing and surfing ...
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