The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) reports that the use of cigarettes, alcohol and painkillers by teens and young adults have all seen a steady decline in 2014. Even better is that the so called gateway drug, marijuana, has…
Amid powerful addictions to substances like OxyContin, cocaine, heroin, alcohol and party synthetics like ecstasy and methamphetamines, people often forget that smoking (although on a steady decline) claims thousands of lives every year in Canada and many more across the…
The heroin problem in North America is, to say the least, terrifying. It’s easy to get, cheap and delivers a strong punch that so many will seek for the rest of their lives. It kills many of it’s users and…
To understand the benefits and shortcomings of addiction treatment sometimes requires both perspectives. An outside and one from the inside of the industry itself. A few years ago an individual in long-term recovery teamed up with a filmmaker who previously…
The issue of wellness in recovery is becoming more and more prevalent especially when mixed with terms like spirituality. Wellness can be both physical and mental as many people suffering from addiction experience problems with both their physical body and…
The connection between spirituality and addiction recovery is often an important one for many addicts trying to kick their destructive habits. Spirituality has many definitions and to some it means submiting to a higher power, while to others it means…
Excellent counseling and treatment programs save lives. The sad part is that many people who succeed in attaining sobriety are unaware of how hard they have to continue to work to stay sober and healthy. Like anything in life you…
Food addiction exists and is a growing reality. The big three of substances most abused being drugs, alcohol and tobacco may be what you’re most familiar with when you think of addictive behavior, but new research is indicating that some…
Whether you agree with the changes President Obama made to the healthcare system south of our border or not, it has provided millions of Americans with care that they did not previously have access to due to the system they…