What it Feels Like to Have an Addiction

Jun 3, 2019

What it Feels Like to Have an Addiction For those who don’t suffer from drug and alcohol addiction, it is very hard to understand this disease. I have almost 20 years in recovery and sometimes it still baffles me. During the past three and a half years, we have helped...

Addiction is Not a Choice

Apr 18, 2019

Addiction is Not a Choice It amazes me how little understanding there is around addiction. Mountains of evidence show that drug and alcohol addiction is a chronic brain disease as well as a progressive disease. Over time and without effective treatment, the disease...

Addiction – What It feels Like, a Personal Reflection

Sep 19, 2018

Addiction – What It feels Like, a Personal Reflection By Shayne Sundholm, CEO, Clean Recovery Centers What does it feel like to have a drug and or alcohol addiction? Unless a person actually has the disease it is virtually impossible to describe the feeling in words....

5 Things That Triggered Me To Drink and Use and How I Overcame Them

Jun 26, 2018

5 Things That Triggered Me To Drink and Use and How I Overcame Them I went to rehab for the first time in late December, 2010. It’s crazy that only 3 years before that I was graduating with my MBA and working for one of the top entertainment companies in the world....

Polysubstance User: My Addiction to Everything

May 3, 2018

Polysubstance User: My Addiction to Everything “What does it feel like to be addicted?” She asks me this with a look of confusion, but also genuine interest. She is trying to understand her friend. That friend is me. I stare back at her, in disbelief and my own...