Ben Affleck’s Relapse Shows the Importance of Family Support

Lasting Recovery September 8, 2018

“I’m lucky to have the love of my family and friends, including my co-parent, Jen, who has supported me and cared for our kids as I’ve done the work I set out to do. This was the first of many ...Read More

Categories ADDICTION, ALCOHOL, DETOX, DRUG REHAB, HELP FAMILY, INTERVENTION

Important to Have a Sponsor during Recovery from Addiction

Lasting Recovery June 24, 2018

When a person seeks help for an addictive disorder, they admit that their illness is beyond their own resources. In other words, if they are to get better, they need other people. While rehab offers addiction specialists, mental health professionals, ...Read More

Categories DRUG REHAB, HELP FAMILY, INTERVENTION, OUTPATIENT REHAB

How Love Can Help a Substance Abuser Part 1

Lasting Recovery December 22, 2017

"Having to hit rock bottom and become desperate because of denial is risky and unnecessary. The earlier in life we address drug use and dependence, the more of a productive life we have… Although a crisis can help, it isn't ...Read More

Categories DRUG ADDICTION, HELP FAMILY, INTERVENTION Tags family intervention with love, Intervention, intervention for addiction

Intervening with an Addicted Loved One

Lasting Recovery November 17, 2017

 “…an intervention is about interrupting self-destructive behaviors with love.” ~Kathy L., The Intervention Book: Stories and Solutions from Addicts, Professionals, and Families When someone you care about abuses alcohol or drugs, the best time to get help is ALWAYS right ...Read More

Categories EDUCATION, HELP FAMILY, INTERVENTION Tags Intervening with an Addicted Loved One

Myths about Drug Abuse and Addiction, Part 2

Lasting Recovery October 21, 2017

"The face of "evil" is always the face of total need. A dope fiend is a man in total need of dope. Beyond a certain frequency, need knows absolutely no limit or control… You would lie, cheat, inform on your ...Read More

Categories ADDICTION, DRUG REHAB, INTERVENTION Tags addiction intervention, myths of addictions, recovery experts

Early Intervention Saves Lives

Lasting Recovery July 7, 2016

Addiction is a disease that is both chronic—lasting a lifetime—and progressive—worsening over time. 12-Step recovery literature says that if addiction is not arrested, it is “invariably fatal.” That is not an exaggeration. This means that if someone you care about ...Read More

Categories ADDICTION, DRUG REHAB, HELP FAMILY, INTERVENTION Tags Early Intervention Saves Lives, Intervention

Marijuana Consequences – Are You At Risk?

July 4, 2016

Is marijuana use during adolescence and early adulthood an innocent diversion or does it have serious social outcomes in later life? This is the question addressed by Fergusson and Boden in a study they published in the journal Addiction. To obtain ...Read More

Categories DRUG REHAB, INTERVENTION, MARIJUANA Tags Cannabis, Drug Addiction, Marijuana, Marijuana Risks, Pot, Weed

Does Someone You Know Need An Intervention?

December 23, 2014

Look at the reality of the disease of alcohol and drug addiction. DUI's, lost relationships, medical problems, legal problems, marriages that are unhappy, jobs lost, hurting and sad children, spouses and friends; lonely days and nights. Pleading, begging, arguing, hurting, ...Read More

Categories ADDICTION, HELP FAMILY, INTERVENTION Tags alcohol abuse, Alcoholism, Drug Addiction, Intervention