I didn’t get into trouble every time I drank, but every time I got into trouble I had been drinking. This revelation, which I had early in my alcohol treatment program, is one of the key reasons I call myself “alcoholic”. I was one of the lucky ones...
Drug Addiction Hurts Users, Kills Families! Drug addiction, in it’s most basic sense, is a dependence on a street drug or a medication. When you’re addicted, you may not be able to control your drug use and you may continue using the drug despite the harm...
Codependency is an emotional and behavioral condition that affects an individual’s ability to have a healthy, mutually satisfying relationship. Addicted to an Addict Codependency means that someone has an unhealthy, addictive, relationship with an addict or alcoholic....
It’s hard to think ” teen alcoholism” when looking at a happy healthy young man or woman. It’s much easier to think about vibrant, well-adjusted student athletes with a glorious future ahead of them. The fact is that some people are born with...
So many addicts keep using drugs and/or alcohol long after they know they need to stop. In my practice I always ask why they waited so long. Repeatedly I get some version of…”I just didn’t know how to ask for help”. If you are struggling with...
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