5 Ways to Support Your Loved One in Seeking Treatment for Their Addiction
It can be extremely difficult when you see the person you love choosing drugs or alcohol over everything in their life. You may look at your loved one and not even recognize them. The joy and life that used to be so present on their face has disappeared. You feel...
Letter from an Addicted Daughter: The Difficulty In Loving Me
Dear Mom and Dad,I wake up every day and the first thing on my mind is getting high. I can’t stand to be in my own skin any longer. If I feel for too long, I shrivel up inside. I can’t feel this pain. I have to escape it and be rid of it and the only way I know how to...Love Addiction Stopped Me from Getting Sober and Clean
When I was 26 years old, I met a man I quickly fell in love with. He was intelligent and passionate and he held a master’s degree in Art History. He spoke French and he could cook and he would buy me red velvet cupcakes from Sweet Lady Jane’s on Melrose Avenue. He was...
My Doctor was My Drug Dealer
“It is a consistent counting and recounting, a loss of things internal – where your psychiatrist has become your drug dealer and he’s on speed dial, because he’s your favorite person to call.” by Lara Frazier, Clean Recovery Centers The above is an excerpt from a poem...5 Signs That Your Son or Daughter is Using Drugs
If you are concerned that your son or daughter is using drugs, your intuition could be right. However, your child could also be suffering from a mental illness or another disorder, so be sure to seek the advice of a medical professional before coming to the conclusion...
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