The Myths I Believed About Recovery Prior to Getting Sober

May 16, 2018

The Myths I Believed About Recovery Prior to Getting Sober Before I got sober, I couldn’t imagine what a life of recovery would look like. Not drinking seemed like a death sentence. I had grown up around alcohol my whole life. It was part of my world and it was part...

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...

Xanax Addiction: From Anxiety to Abuse

Apr 26, 2018

Xanax Addiction: From Anxiety to Abuse Xanax is classified as a benzodiazepine and acts as a central nervous system depressant.  If taken as prescribed, Xanax has the ability to reduce physical tension, restlessness, and feelings of unease that are common with...

My Best Friend Can’t Stop Using Heroin

Apr 5, 2018

My Best Friend Can’t Stop Using Heroin Ashley is my former best-friend. I say former, because Ashley can’t stop using heroin. I don’t know where Ashley is at the moment, but I hope she is safe. Ashley is a chronic relapser. She can’t stay sober. The longest Ashley has...

4 Things I Wish I Knew About Addiction (Before I Became Addicted)

Apr 3, 2018

4 Things I Wish I Knew About Addiction (Before I Became Addicted) I never would have believed that I would one day become addicted. I knew the “Just Say No” campaign backwards and forwards. They told me the effects that drugs would have on my brain and on my life. I...