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Your loved one is on the road to recovery, but it’s not an easy path. It’s full of temptations, and while you mean well, the doubt and fear you have could be casting a shadow [...]

Meth, increasingly gaining notoriety as a powerful stimulant drug offering an incredibly energetic high, it highly addictive. And while its effects generally will last from six to 12 hours, meth remains detectable for longer. While [...]

Happy New Year! Have you made a resolution to finally kick your habit and get sober this year? If so, congratulations! If you’re still deciding on your resolution but are considering making a change around [...]

Opioid addictions are difficult to beat, and no opioid addiction does more damage than heroin. These poppy plant-derived substances are highly addictive, resulting in some of the most severe addictions in existence. This illicit substance [...]

One of the number one reasons people report using drugs and alcohol is stress. Learning to deal with life’s ups and downs without chemical assistance is a huge milestone in recovery from substance abuse. It’s [...]

Derived from coca leaves, cocaine is a powerful stimulant and anesthetic that played a role in 13,942 overdoses in 2017 alone. The addictive and deadly nature of this drug makes it one of the most [...]

Be honest. Get real. Tell the truth.  These are important idioms to live by but for those of us who have an unhealthy relationship with alcohol, the struggle to live life out in the open [...]

Florida is a unique state for drug abuse in the United States. We are the fifth most populous state in the union with a geographical situation that makes it a natural hub for drug trafficking [...]

Winter can be a magical time, but it can also be stressful, especially if you’re trying to get or stay sober. Between the inclement weather, the holiday blues, and the heightened pressure to enjoy “the most [...]

When things go wrong in your life, who do you blame?  Yourself? Others? Your circumstances? Fate? God? Luck? The way you answer this seemingly simple question will determine how well you do in recovery and [...]

In America, drinking is a part of everyday “normal” adult life.  We have a drink to wind down after work, we have drinks to celebrate Fridays, we have special alcoholic beverages to celebrate holidays like [...]

Named the “Health Epidemic of the 21st Century” by the World Health Organization, stress is experienced by nearly 80% of Americans daily. Affecting the workplace, relationships, and health, stress has implications that reach far and [...]

Did you know that in Florida you can petition the court to have your loved one receive court-ordered rehab? This controversial provision is available to families in only a few states and Florida is one [...]

With drug abuse and drug-related crimes on the rise in Florida, the number of individuals arriving at substance abuse treatment centers via the judicial system has exploded. Whether patients enter through the doors of treatment [...]

Newly sober people are often confused and shocked to learn that recovery is more than just abstinence. “Normies” or people outside of the recovery community use the words sobriety, recovery, and abstinence interchangeably but these [...]

It’s estimated that 1 in 10 first responders will suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, also known as PTSD. And it’s no surprise: firefighters, law enforcement, and EMTs are routinely exposed to traumatic situations and traumatized [...]

It’s a well-known fact that first responders—like firefighters, emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and police officers—suffer much higher rates of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) than the general population. Despite the prevalence of the disease among first [...]