On Oct. 3rd, 2017, I celebrate three years of freedom from an addiction to opiates. On that day three years ago, I walked into the offices of Lasting Recovery, stopping to pop my very last pain pill in the ...Read More
The Twelve Steps of Recovery are each guided by a corresponding spiritual principle. When we try to adhere to these spiritual values, we LIVE recovery, instead of just working at it. The Third Principle is FAITH, defined as “a firm ...Read More
Behind each of the Twelve Steps of Recovery is a guiding spiritual principle. By learning and contemplating these principles, people in recovery can gain a better understanding of WHY each individual Step is so important. If the 1st Principle – ...Read More
Every September, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration sponsors National Recovery Month. All month long, there will be observances and events throughout California and across the rest of the country. The three related themes for this year are: ...Read More
“Ultimately, pharmacogenetics can be expected to provide a basis for the personalized treatment of addiction by matching specific medications to patients based on their genetic characteristics, enhancing treatment efficacy and reducing the risk of adverse effects." ~ Clinical Manual of ...Read More
"People do not choose addiction, but rather, much to their surprise, find themselves trapped in it. The addict suffers from delusions that he is making the choice to drink or use drugs, but he is not. He has lost the ...Read More
"The insanity of addiction – and addiction is itself a mental disorder – fuels other mental disorders like gasoline feeds a raging fire. Active addiction simply isn't an option for us, and we must do everything necessary to find release ...Read More
"I love baseball and I love my teammates like brothers, and I am also fully aware that I am leaving at a time when we should all be coming together for one last push towards the World Series. It hurts ...Read More
One of the biggest objections some people struggling with alcoholism/drug addiction bring up when they are confronted with the necessity of seeking treatment for their compulsion is a lack of time. They state that because of work and family obligations, ...Read More
Like depression and alcoholism, anxiety and alcoholism are undoubtedly linked. Studies have shown that one-third of the people who have anxiety disorders struggle with substance abuse, and that one-third of substance abusers also have an anxiety disorder. The most common ...Read More
